1st Dec 2015 16:30
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | 
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ¨ | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ¨ | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ¨ | |||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ¨ | |||
| Other (please specify): | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive | S | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 26 November, 2015 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 November, 2015 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive; Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| KYG7091M1096 | Below 5% | Below 5% | N/A | N/A | 10,621,770 | N/A | 4.71% | |||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| Securities Lending | 59,466 | 0.02% | ||||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
 | |||||||||||
| CFD | 1,209,789 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
| 0.53% | 0.53% | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 11,891,025 | 5.27% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| 
 See Annex | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | |
| 14. Contact name: | Gareth Slade | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 | |
| Name | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | 
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | |||
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Group Limited | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Group Limited | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC | |||
| BlackRock Canada Holdings LP | |||
| BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| Trident Merger, LLC | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC | |||
| BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Group Limited | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. | |||
| BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC | |||
| BlackRock HK Holdco Limited | |||
| BlackRock Cayco Limited | |||
| BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited | |||
| BlackRock Japan Holdings GK | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | |||
| BlackRock, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | |||
| BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. | |||
| BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. | |||
| BlackRock Group Limited | |||
| BlackRock International Limited | |||
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