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                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                                 Downing Income VCT  plc
                                                                Downing Income VCT 3 plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  Downing Income VCT 4 plc
 (if different from 3.):iv                                Downing Distribution VCT 1 plc
                                                      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                                             07/11/2013
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             07/11/2013
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                       18%  to 19%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
               
 

8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                            
                                                                                                        
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                  x                   
the ISIN     Shares                 Voting                                                              
CODE                                Rights                                                              
                                                  Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect    
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
Ordinary                                                                                                
                                                                                                        
GB00B3VF4Y66 2,783,380              2,783,380     2,933,380 2,933,380               19.82%              
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
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                   
                                                                                                        
2,933,380                                     19.82%                                        
                                                                                                        


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
                                                                                        


 
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.