For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                         
                                                                                                       
    For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                          
                                                                                                       
    TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                     
                                                                                                       
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer        F&C COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST LIMITED    
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                      
    attached: ii                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                          
                                                                                                       
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  X     
                                                                                                       
    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):                                                                                          
                                                                                                       
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       HSBC Holdings plc                                   
    notification obligation: iii                                                                       
                                                                                                       
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                 HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited           
     (if different from 3.):iv                     HSBC Global Asset Management (International) Limited
                                                   HSBC Investment Management                          
                                                                                                       
    5. Date of the transaction and date on         20th November 2015                                  
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                  
    reached: v                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
    6. Date on which issuer notified:              24th November 2015                                  
                                                                                                       
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         Below 5%                                            
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                   
                                                                                                       


     

    8. Notified details:                                                                                     
                                                                                                             
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                             
                                                                                                             
    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 x  
    the ISIN CODE   of             of           of shares      rights                                        
                    Shares         Voting                                                                    
                                   Rights       Direct         Direct xi   Indirect   Direct     Indirect    
                                                                           xii                               
                                                                                                             
     GG00B4ZPCJ00     38,602,399    38,602,399     Below 5%     Below 5%    Below 5%   Below 5%    Below 5%  
                                                                                                             
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                      
                                                                                                             
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                     
                                                                                                             
    Type of financial       Expiration  Exercise/                 Number of voting        % of voting        
    instrument              date xiii   Conversion Period xiv     rights that may be      rights             
                                                                  acquired if the                            
                                                                  instrument is                              
                                                                  exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                             
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                            
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                      
                                                                                                             
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                     
                                                                                                             
    Type of financial  Exercise    Expiration  Exercise/      Number of voting rights   % of voting rights   
    instrument         price       date xvii   Conversion     instrument refers to      xix, xx              
                                               period xviii                                                  
                                                                                                             
                                                                                        Nominal     Delta    
                                                                                                             
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                            
                                                                                                             
    Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                           
                                                                                                             
                                     Below 5%                                       Below 5%                 
                                                                                                             


     

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                 NA                                             
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                             NA                
                                                                                                
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                       NA                
    to hold:                                                                                    
                                                                                                
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                         NA                
    voting rights:                                                                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                  None                                           
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            Andrew J Wheeler                               
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                +44 20 7088 2000                               
                                                 (central.compliance.disclosures@hsbc.com)