Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Next Fifteen Communications Plc

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

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

Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:.

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, England

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

Registered Holder: Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 5,900,163* Chase Nominees Limited 53,718* *denotes direct interest Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 317,697 Chase Nominees Limited 2,055,552

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

11/03/2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

12/03/2020

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

9.61%

9.61%

86,689,799

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

9.93%

9.93%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Ordinary Shares GB0030026057

5,953,881

2,373,249

6.87%

2.74%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

8,327,130

9.61%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date x

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)								X
Name xv		% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold		Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Aviva plc		9.61%				9.61%
Aviva Group Holdings Limited		9.61%				9.61%
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited		9.61%				9.61%
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited		9.61%				9.61%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder				See Section 4
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information xvi
This notification is prompted by a 7% to 6% change at Direct Interest Level (Box 8A). Contact Next 15: Nick Lee Morrison, General Counsel & Company Secretary, [phone] LEI: 213800BK9MBUZUUPMZ63

Place of completion		Norwich, England
Date of completion		12 March 2020

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