Midwich : Holding(s) in Company

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

Midwich Group PLC

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)

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

05/04/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

06/04/2017

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

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10%

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

Direct

Directxi

Indirectxii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BYSXWW41

4,999,812

4,999,812

8,391,537

8,391,537

10.562%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
datexiii

Exercise/
Conversion Periodxiv

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 Instrumentsxv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration datexvii

Exercise/
Conversion periodxviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rightsxix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,391,537

10.562%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi

Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited - 10.562%

Standard Life Investments Limited - 9.532%

Ignis Investment Services Limited - Below 5%

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:

Regulatory_reporting_services@Standardlife.com

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 1579