TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
SSP 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
Marathon Asset Management LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
See attached breakdown
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
28 May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 May 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
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
18,111,942
14,911,010
33,844,121
28,119,834
5.92
GB00BNGWY422
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
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
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:
James Bennett
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0)207 7497 2211
Breakdown of Holdings
Custodian
Bank of New York Mellon
5,898,779
BNP Paribas Securities Services
254,630
Brown Brothers Harriman
358,652
JP Morgan Chase
1,569,574
MEHF
463,457
Northern Trust
15,319,356
Royal Bank of Canada
59,238
State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston
9,920,435
Total