1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
Coats Group Plc
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 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
MSD Partners, L.P.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
MSD European Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
25 July 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1 August 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Below 5%
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
Indirect
GB00B4YZN328
79,606,443
56,006,443
3.98%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
MSD Partners, L.P. (formerly known as MSDC Management, L.P.) is the Investment Manager that, both directly and through a sub-advisory relationship with MSD Partners Europe, LLP (formerly known as MSD Capital (Europe), LLP), provides investment management and other services to MSD European Opportunity Master Fund, L.P. Glenn R. Fuhrman and Marc R. Lisker are the Managers of MSD Partners, L.P.'s general partner.
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:
Cheryl Zabala
15. Contact telephone number:
+1 (212) 303-4623