Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
API Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rightsYES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attachedNO
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instrumentsNO
An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsNO
Other (please specify):NO
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Crystal Amber Fund Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
16/02/2012 & 17/02/2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:20/02/2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
3/4/5/6/7%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of  voting rights x
DirectDirect xiIndirect xiiDirectIndirect
GB000592062Below 3%Below 3%5,385,0005,385,0007.02%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise priceExpiration date xviiExercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to% of voting rights xix, xx
NominalDelta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rightsPercentage of voting rights
5,385,0007.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Calculation based on Total Voting
Rights figure of 76,748,730
14. Contact name:Kevin Smith
15. Contact telephone number:01481 737495



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