1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
Brown (N) Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
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
Invesco 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
26 March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
27 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
13%
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
Ord 11.05263p Shares
36,834,736
37,093,165
13.08%
GB00B1P6ZR11
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
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 36,997,021
Invesco Global Asset Management Limited - 4,907
Invesco Powershares Capital Management LLC - 21,297
Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 59,432
Invesco Asset Management Japan - 10,508
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Sam Edwards
15. Contact telephone number:
01491 416381
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
N Brown Group plc
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
Griffin House,
40 Lever Street,
Manchester M60 6ES
Phone number & email
0161 238 2298
Philip.harland@nbrown.co.uk
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
Group Company Secretary
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Invesco (UK) Limited
Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames. Oxon. RG9 1HH
01491 417 000
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.