M J Gleeson : 29th Sep - 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

MJ Gleeson Plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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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

Harwood Capital LLP (as investment adviser/manager) and North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

1. North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

2. Oryx International Growth Fund Limited

3. Harwood Capital LLP (as investment manager/adviser to other discretionary clients)

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

28 SEPTEMBER 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 SEPTEMBER 2016

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

BELOW 19%

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

Ordinary shares Sedol: B01BNK2 Holder 1:

Holder 2:

Holder 3:

9,000,000

2,000,000

55,000

9,000,000

2,000,000

55,000

8,000,000

2,000,000

55,000

8,000,000

2,000,000

55,000

14.78%

3.70%

0.10%

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 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 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

10,055,000

18.58%

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:

Jane Muir

15. Contact telephone number:

020 8819 6486