24th Mar 2016 08:00
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | Walker Greenbank plc | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | |||
| 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): | ||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Octopus Investments Nominees Limited | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | n/a | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 22/03/2016 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23/03/2016 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 13% | |||
| 8. Notified details: n/a | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| GB0003061511 | 7,758,703 | 7,758,703 | 7,838,703 | 7,838,703 | 13.03% | |||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights 
 | |||||||||||
| 
 
 | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 7,838,703 | 13.03% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
| 
 n/a | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | n/a | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | n/a | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | n/a | |
| 13. Additional information: | ||
| 14. Contact name: | Caroline Geary | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0844 543 4668 | |
Enquiries:
| Walker Greenbank PLC | +44 (0) 844 543 4668 | 
| John Sach, Chief Executive | |
| Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer | |
| Caroline Geary, Company Secretary | |
| Investec Bank plc | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 | 
| Garry Levin / David Anderson - Nominated Adviser | |
| Henry Reast - Corporate Broking | |
| Buchanan Communications | +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 | 
| Mark Court / Helen Chan / Sophie Cowles | 
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