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RNS Number : 9168L
Elephant Capital PLC
09 July 2014 
 
 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                                                     Elephant Capital plc                    
 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 notification obligation:iii                                                                                             Lloyds Banking Group plc                
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   See Section 9                           
  (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                                                                                                               
 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v                                                                               8 July 2014                             
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                9 July 2014                             
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii                                                                                                          Direct holdings increased to above 20%  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                               
 A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                                      Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                             to the triggering                                                                       
 if possible using                                                                                  transaction                                                                             
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                              
 Number                                                                                             Number                            Number                                                Number of voting                      % of  voting rights x                         
 of Shares                                                                                          of Voting                         of shares                                             rights                                                                              
                                                                                                    Rights                                                                                                                                                                      
 Direct                                                                                             Direct xi                         Indirect xii                                          Direct                                Indirect                                      
 ORD GBP0.01                                                                                        N/A - below reportable threshold  5,081,274                                             5,081,274                                                                           20.603%                     20.603%  
 GB00B14VJG46                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Expiration                        Exercise/                                             Number of voting                      % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                         date xiii                         Conversion Period xiv                                 rights that may be acquired if the    rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                            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 financial                                                                                  Exercise price                    Expiration date xvii                                  Exercise/                             Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                                 Conversion period xviii                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Nominal                     Delta    
                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                      
 Number of voting rights                                                                            Percentage of voting rights       
 5,081,274                                                                                          20.603%                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                                                          
 5,081,272 shares (20.603%) are under the control of Bank of Scotland plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 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:                                                                                                                                                                                            Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 24,662,511  
 14. Contact name:                                                                                                                                                                                                      Andrew Kellett                                                   
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                                                                                                                          0113 235 7729                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
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