TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                              Norman Broadbent Plc
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
    attached: ii                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    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                                              x     
                                                                                                        
    Other (please                                                                                       
    specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                 Downing LLP
    notification obligation: iii                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                   Downing ONE VCT plc
     (if different from 3.):iv                                       MI Downing UK Micro-Cap Growth Fund
                                                                     Client funds managed by Downing LLP
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                    20/09/2016
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                         21/09/2016
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                           25%
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                    
                                                                                                        

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                         
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                         
                                                                                                         
    Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
    shares           to the triggering                                                                   
                     transaction                                                                         
    if possible                                                                                          
    using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x   
    the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights                                        
                     Shares       Voting                                                                 
                                  Rights       Direct      Direct xi    Indirect Direct       Indirect   
                                                                        xii                              
                                                                                                         
    Ordinary         4,231,533    4,231,533    10,547,322  10,547,322            25.33%                  
    GB00B3VF4Y66                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting       
    instrument              date xiii  Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      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  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
    instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx              
                                             period xviii                                                
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
    10,547,322                                       25.33%                                              
                                                                                                         

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
    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:                                        Company Secretary, Grant Whitehouse
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                                                  0207 416 7780