TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlyingissuerof existing shares to which voting rights Candover Investments PLCareattached: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 whichmay result in the acquisition of shares already issued to whichvoting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economiceffect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other(pleasespecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject tothe Ironsides Partners LLCnotification obligation:iii Ironsides Partners Opportunity Master4. Full name of shareholder(s) Fund L.P. (if different from 3.):iv Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund L.P. 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 19 March 2013reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 March 2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10% of outstanding ordinary sharesreached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof to the triggering transactionshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of votingif possible of of of shares rights rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xi xii Ordinary 530,000 0 0 0 572,000 0 2.63%Shares B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of votinginstrument Conversion Period voting rights date xiv rights that may xiii be 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 % of voting rightsfinancial price date xvii / voting xix, xxinstrument Conversion rights period instrument xviii refers to Contracts April 18, 1,626,001 Nominal Deltafor N/A 2017-September N/ADifference 20, 2012 7.47% 7.47% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 2,198,001 10.1%

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. and the Ironsides Partners Special Situations Master Fund L.P.(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