Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                               
                                                                                             
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer          The Investment Company plc       
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                
attached:                                                                                    
                                                                                             
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                    
                                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  
                                                                                             
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):          Change in our Terms &                      X                
                                 Conditions restricting the                                  
                                 exercise of Voting Rights                                   
                                 to Discretionary client                                     
                                 holdings                                                    
                                                                                             
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                     
notification obligation:                               Investec Wealth & Investment Limited  
                                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                               
 (if different from 3.):                                                                     
                                                                       N/A                   
                                                                                             
5. Date of the transaction and date on                            1st June 2015              
which the threshold is crossed or                                                            
reached:                                                                                     
                                                                                             
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 3rd June 2015              
                                                                                             
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                  3%                   
reached:                                                                                     
                                                                                             

   

8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                  
                                                                                                     
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
shares           to the triggering                                                                   
                 transaction                                                                         
if possible                                                                                          
using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights     
the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights                                        
                 Shares       Voting                                                                 
                              Rights       Direct      Direct       Indirect Direct       Indirect   
                                                                                                     
                   185,434      185,434      159,787     159,787                3.37%                
Ordinary Shares                                                                                      
                                                                                                     
GB0004658257                                                                                         
                                                                                                     
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting       
instrument              date       Conversion Period       rights that may be      rights            
                                                           acquired if the                           
                                                           instrument is                             
                                                           exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                     
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                        
Instruments                                                                                          
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
instrument         price      date       Conversion    instrument refers to                          
                                         period                                                      
                                                                                                     
                                                                                Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                     
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                     
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                     
159,787                                          3.37%                                               
                                                                                                     

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                  
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
Discretionary client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100%              
owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                              
                                                                                            
Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                            
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                               
                                                          N/A                               
                                                                                            
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                         
to hold:                                                  N/A                               
                                                                                            
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                           
voting rights:                                            N/A                               
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
13. Additional information:                  N/A                                            
                                                                                            
14. Contact name:                                                                           
                                             Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI                  
                                             Senior Compliance Manager                      
                                                                                            
15. Contact telephone number:                                                               
                                             020 7597 1356