Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6069I

Spire Healthcare Group PLC

26 March 2015

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Spire Healthcare Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG")

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

Capital Research and Management Company (SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 24 March 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 March 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 4%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights ^x
			Direct	Direct ^xi	Indirect ^xii	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY ISIN: GB00BNLPYF73	15,666,277	15,666,277			16,047,000		4.0007%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta