Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                              
For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                               
                                                                                        
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                       Norman Broadbent Plc
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                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify):                                                                 
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                     Downing LLP
notification obligation:iii                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                     Downing Income VCT Plc
 (if different from 3.):iv                            
                                                       PFS Downing Active Management Fund     
    
                                                      Client funds managed by Downing LLP
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                               31/05/13
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               03/06/13
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                8%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        


8. Notified details:                                                                              
                                                                                                  
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                      
                                                                                                  
Class/    Situation previous                 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
type of   to the triggering                                                                       
shares    transaction                                                                             
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
if        Number                Number       Number    Number of voting        % of  voting rights
possible  of                    of           of shares rights                  x                  
using     Shares                Voting                                                            
the ISIN                        Rights                                                            
CODE                                         Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect   
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
Ordinary                                                                                          
          1,041,363             1,041,363    1,051,363 1,051,363               8.06%              
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                               
                                                                                                  
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                              
                                                                                                  
Type of      Expiration          Exercise/              Number of voting             % of voting  
financial    date xiii           Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be           rights       
instrument                                              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     Exercise price      Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting rights    % of voting     
financial                       date xvii  Conversion  instrument refers to       rights xix, xx  
instrument                                 period                                                 
                                           xviii                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                  Nominal Delta     
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                     
                                                                                                  
Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                   
                                                                                                  
1,051,363                                           8.06%                                         
                                                                                                  


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:                                    Grant Whitehouse, Company Secretary
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                              0207,416 7780
                                                                                        


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                                                        
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)                                       
                                                                                        
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the            
notification obligation)                                                                
                                                                                        
C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.