Westpac Banking : Change in substantial holding from CYB

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

CYBG PLC

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 notification obligation: iii

Westpac Banking Corporation (and associated companies)

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

29 July 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04 August 2016

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

3.00% (Reach 3%)

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

Chess Depositary Interest

25,903,589

25,903,589

26,447,297

26,447,297

3.00%

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

26,447,297

3.00%

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

Advance Asset Management Limited - 7,156,844 Asgard Capital Management Limited - 63,962 BT Funds Management Limited - 3,560,132

BT Funds Management No.2 Limited - 190,212

BT Investment Management (Institutional) Limited - 6,966,763 BT Investment Management (Fund Services) Limited - 6,578,702 Westpac Financial Services Limited - 1,327,241

Westpac RE Limited - 603,441

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:

Westpac Banking Corporation Group Secretariat

Level 20, Westpac Place 275 Kent Street

Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

14. Contact name:

Tim Hartin, Group Company Secretary.

15. Contact telephone number:

+61 (0)2 8219 8990