Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                      
of existing shares to which voting rights are                 The Investment Company Plc
attached:                                                                               
                                                                                        
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                   Investec Wealth & Investment 
notification obligation:                                             Limited            
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                         N/A              
 (if different from 3.):                                                                
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                 6th March 2015        
reached:                                                                                
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 9th March 2015        
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                            From 4% to 3%         
reached:                                                                                


8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                  
                                                                                                     
Class/type   Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
of           to the triggering                                                                       
shares       transaction                                                                             
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
if possible  Number            Number      Number    Number of voting      % of  voting rights       
using        of                of          of shares rights                                          
the ISIN     Shares            Voting                                                                
CODE                           Rights                                                                
                                           Direct    Direct       Indirect Direct     Indirect       
      
Ordinary     189,613           189,613                            189,263             3.99%          
Shares                                                                                               
                                                                                                     
GB0004658257                                                                                         
       
                                                                                                     
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
Type of        Expiration          Exercise/          Number of voting              % of voting      
financial      date                Conversion Period  rights that may be            rights           
instrument                                            acquired if the                                
                                                      instrument is                                  
                                                      exercised/ converted.                          
                         
                                                                                                     
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                        
Instruments                                                                                          
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
Type of       Exercise price   Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting       % of voting rights       
financial                      date       Conversion rights instrument                               
instrument                                period     refers to                                       
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                            Nominal    Delta         
                    
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                     
Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights                       
                                                                                                     
189,263                                            3.99%                                             


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the          
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                        
                                                                                        
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by               
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                                   
                                                                     
                                                                                        
Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                          N/A                 
                                                                                     
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                     
to hold:                                                               N/A                 
                                                                                    
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                       
voting rights:                                                         N/A                 
                                                                                     
                                                         
13. Additional information:                             N/A                               

14. Contact name:                                       Phil Beardwell Chartered FCSI                                 
                                                        Senior Compliance Manager       
                    
15. Contact telephone number:                           020 7597 1356