Howden Joinery : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: ii

Howden Joinery Group

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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 notification obligation: iii

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company)

- 5.641%

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

12/10/2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13/10/2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii

Standard Life Investments Limited - 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,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

Direct

Direct

xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0005576813

36,856,880

36,856,880

35,452,635

35,452,635

5.641%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datexiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be

% of voting 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 instrument

Exercise price

Expiration datexvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

35,452,635

5.641%

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:

14. Contact name:

Service Delivery Team GIOS_ServiceDelivery@standardlife.com

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565