NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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

H&T Group 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 theacquisition 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:iii

Octopus Investments Nominees Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):iv

n/a

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:v

20/08/2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21/08/2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:vi, vii

4%

8. Notified details: n/a

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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 rightsx

Direct

Directxi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B12RQD06

1473315

1473315

1471965

1471965

3.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdatexiii

Exercise/Conversion Periodxiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration datexvii

Exercise/Conversion periodxviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rightsxix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1471965

3.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi

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:

Niki Read

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7776 7969

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Peter Orsi

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT

Phone number& email

020 7710 2877

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number& email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.