Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Next Fifteen Communications Plc

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:				Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii: CHANGE TO THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS IN ISSUE, FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING.						X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name				Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
City and country of registered office (if applicable)				London, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name		Registered Holder: Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 5,668,611* Chase Nominees Limited 48,031* *denotes direct interest BNP Paribas – London 166,906 Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 163,643 Chase Nominees Limited 1,113,264 Vidacos Nominees Limited 990,060
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:		06/11/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):		07/11/2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
		% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)		% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)		Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached		9.78%				9.78%		83,287,802
Position of previous notification (if applicable)		10.31%				10.31%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares GB0030026057

5,716,642

2,433,873

6.86%

2.92%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

8,150,515

9.78%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

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

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)								X
Namexv		% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Aviva plc		9.78%				9.78%
Aviva Group Holdings Limited		9.78%				9.78%
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited		9.78%				9.78%
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited		9.78%				9.78%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder				See Section 4
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
This notification is prompted by a >10% to <10% change at Combined Interest Level & 7% to 6% change at Direct Interest Level.

Place of completion	Norwich, England
Date of completion	07 November 2018

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