TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
Autins 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):
Type 1 Disclosure as per the Transparency Directive II Regulation
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii
Schroders plc & Schroder Investment Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
22.08.16
6. Date on which issuer notified:
23.08.16
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Above 5%, 10%, 11%,12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%, 18%,19%, 20%, 21%
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
Below 5%
4,700,000
N/A
21.266%
Ordinary
GB00BD37ZH08
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
Schroder & Co. Limited 355,000 1.606%
Schroder Investment Management Limited 4,345,000 19.660%
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:
The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital 22,100,984.
14. Contact name:
Chloe Talbot
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 207 658 6000