TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Candover Investments PLCof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:ii 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to Xqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Ironsides Partners LLCnotification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Ironsides Partners Opportunity Master Fund L.P. (if different from 3.):iv Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund L.P. Lepercq-Amcur SICAV FIS 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 31 October 2014reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 November 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Crossed above 14% ofreached: vi, vii outstanding ordinary shares 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringtype of to the triggering transactionshares transaction if Number Number Number Number of voting % of votingpossible of of of shares rights rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN RightsCODE Indirect Direct Direct xi xii Direct Indirect Ordinary 1,822,096 1,822,096 1,847,096 8.48%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 Contracts April 2015 Nominal Deltafor N/A DecemberDifference 2022 1,276,001 5.86% 5.86% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 3,123,097 14.34% 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.and also the Lepercq-Amcur SICAV FIS (the "Shareholders"). The Shareholders are the direct holders of the above shares and/or parties tothe contracts for difference. Ironsides Partners LLC is an investment adviser regulated pursuant to the U.S.Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Accordingly, DTR 5.1.5 is applicable. 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