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RNS Number : 6197Y

Polypipe Group PLC

02 December 2014




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Polypipe 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 the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Danske Bank A/S
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Danske Invest Management Company (Société Anonyme)/ Danske Invest FCP Luxembourg Danske Invest Fund Management Ltd. / Danske Invest Finland Proxy shares: Mercer QIF Fund PLC lnvesteringsforeningen Danske Invest
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	1/12-2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	2/12-2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	3% upwards

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BKRC5K31

256,716

6,217,486

0.13%

3.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

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

6,474,202

3.25%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Danske Invest FCP Luxembourg 13, rue Edward Steichen L-2540 Luxembourg - A mutual fund under management of Danske Invest Management Company (Société Anonyme) 13, rue Edward Steichen L-2540 Luxembourg - a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank International S.A, 13, rue Edward Steichen L-2540 Luxembourg - a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank A/S Danske Invest Finland Hiililaiturinkuja 2, P.O. Box 1553, FIN-00180 Helsinki Finland - a mutual fund under management of Danske Invest Fund Management Ltd. Hiililaiturinkuja 2, P.O. Box 1553, FIN-00180 Helsinki Finland - a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank plc Hiililaiturinkuja 2, P.O. Box 1568 00075 Danske Bank, Finland - a subsidiary 100% owned by Danske Bank A/S Proxy shares given to Danske Capital, a division of Danske Bank A/S (so no seperate legal identity) by: lnvesteringsforeningen Danske Invest Parallelvej 17 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark Mercer QIF Fund PLC 70 Sir Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 Irland

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Danske Capital, a division of Danske Bank A/S
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		Mercer QIF Fund PLC 712,090 shares lnvesteringsforeningen Danske Invest Europa Small Cap 314.993 shares
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Danske Bank A/S
15. Contact telephone number:	+45 70 123 456

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