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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi


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


Telecom Plus PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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): Implementation of Transparency Directive II Regulation


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii


Schroders plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv


Schroder Investment Management Limited

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


26.11.15

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30.11.15

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


Above 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

Ordinary


GB0008794710


Below 5%


Below 5%


5,774,910


N/A


4,448,584


N/A


5.55%


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

4,448,584

5.55%


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


Schroder Investment Management Limited 4,448,584 5.55%


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:

This notification is being made based on the legal entity position exceeding 5%. Schroders Plc's position remains as per the previous disclosure.

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements. This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital amount 80,219,417.


14. Contact name:


David Baxter


15. Contact telephone number:


+44 208 955 5000

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