TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Candover Investments PLCattached:ii 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 resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): Effectiveness of managed account holding securities* X 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Ironsides Partners LLCnotification obligation:iii Ironsides Partners Opportunity Master Fund L.P.4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund L.P. HSS LUX/Lepercq-AMC SCV FIS IMA* 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 14 February 2014reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 February 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 15% of outstanding ordinary sharesreached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of to the triggeringshares transaction if Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightspossible of of of shares rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN RightsCODE Indirect Direct Direct xi xii Direct Indirect Ordinary 1,674,468 1,674,468 1,822,096 8.37%Shares B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xxinstrument period xviii refers to April 20,Contracts 2015 Nominal Deltafor N/A -DecemberDifference 22, 2022 1,476,001 6.78% 6.78% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 3,298,097 15.15% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Ironsides Partners LLC, a U.S. registered investment advisor, is an indirectholder of the shares and is entitled to exercise the above voting rights andthe rights pursuant the contracts for difference because Ironsides Partners LLCis the discretionary investment manager of Ironsides Partners OpportunityMaster Fund L.P. the Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund L.P. andalso the HSS LUX/Lepercq-AMC SCV FIS IMA (the "Shareholders"). The Shareholders are the direct holders of the above shares and/or parties tothe contracts for difference. 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: 14. Contact name: Gustavo Resendiz 15. Contact telephone number: (617) 449-3136