15th May 2015 17:16
| 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 | Topps Tiles PLC | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | S | |||
| 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: 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 | 14 May, 2015 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15 May, 2015 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Total holding has gone above 10% | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| GB00B18P5K83 | 18,324,756 | 18,324,756 | N/A | N/A | 18,448,443 | N/A | 9.52% | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 
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| CFD | 926,050 | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
| 0.47% | 0.47% | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 19,374,493 | 10.00% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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| 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: | Timothy Dudley | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 1540 | |
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