| 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 attached: ii | Summit Corporation plc Sedol B02T3K5 | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| 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 | x | ||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | ¹Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership ²Lansdowne Partners International Limited | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd (Registered Shareholders) | ||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 03/03/2014 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 05/03/2014 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 27%, 26%, 25% | ||||
| 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 Shares | 132,312,635 | 132,312,635 | 132,312,635 | 24.89% | ||||||||||||
| GB00B02T3K57 | ||||||||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | 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 xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 132,312,635 | 24.89% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited. | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | Lansdowne Partners Limited | |
| 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: | Based on Total Voting Rights of 531,484,626 | |
| 14. Contact name: | Ruari Paton | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 20 7290 5500 | |