Company

Accsys Technologies PLC

TIDM

AXS

Headline

Notifiable Interest - Ineos

Released

12 October 2017

Number

4142T

AIM: AXS Euronext Amsterdam: AXS 12 October 2017 ACCSYS TECHNOLOGIES PLC

("Accsys" or "the Company")

Notifiable Interest 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:

Accsys Technologies 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

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

INEOS INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS LTD

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Lyndhurst, UK

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

10th October 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

11th October 2017

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

2.995%

2.995%

3,335,882

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

3.984%

3.984%

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)

GB00BQQFX454

3,335,882

2.995%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

3,335,882

2.995%

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

Type of financial

Expiration

Exercise/

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

that may be acquired if

instrument

datex

Conversion Periodxi

the instrument is

exercised/converted.

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

James Arthur Ratcliffe (Controlling shareholder)

1.7578%

INEOS Limited

2.995%

INEOS AG

(100% subsidiary of above)

2.995%

INEOS Industries Limited (100% subsidiary of above)

2.995%

INEOS Industries Holdings Limited (100% subsidiary of above)

2.995%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

10th October 2017

Ends

For further information, please contact:

Accsys Technologies PLC

Paul Clegg, CEO Will Rudge, FD

Hans Pauli, Executive Director, Corporate Development

via MHP Communications

Numis Securities

Nominated Adviser: Oliver Cardigan

Jamie Lillywhite Corporate Broking: Christopher Wilkinson

Ben Stoop

+44 (0) 20 7260 1000

MHP Communications

Tim Rowntree Kelsey Traynor

+44 (0) 20 3128 8100

Off the Grid

(The Netherlands)

Frank Neervoort Yvonne Derske

+31 681 734 236

+31 222 379 666

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