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PayPointAnnouncement

20/04/2016 13:55

                                                                                                                                                                                                
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer  of existing shares to which voting rights are  attached: ii                                              PAYPOINT 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                      Neptune Investment Management Limited                                                                
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.): iv                                N/A                                                                                                  
  5. Date of the transaction and date on  which the threshold is crossed or  reached: v       18/04/16                                                                                             
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                           20/04/16                                                                                             
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or  reached: vi, vii                                    Below10%                                                                                             
 
 
 
  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                     
  GB00B02QND93                                              6,850,399                                    6,850,399                                    6,776,032                     6,776,032                                N/A                       9.95%                                                         N/A                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  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          
  n/a                                                                                      n/a                           n/a                                                                       n/a                                                                                                     n/a                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  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                            
  n/a                                                                         n/a                        n/a                           n/a                                          n/a                                                                                         Nominal                                       Delta    
  n/a                                                                                      n/a          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  Number of voting rights                                                                                                                                            Percentage of voting rights                                                                                                                                        
  6,776,032                                                                                                                                                          9.95%                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
 
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi  
    n/a                                                                            
                                                                                   
  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:                                                n/a  
  14. Contact name:                                                 Kieran Raymond  
  15. Contact telephone number:                                      020 3249 0197  
 
 Enquiries for PayPoint Plc: 
 
 Susan Court, Company Secretary 
 +44 (0) 1707 600 300 
 

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 Source: PayPoint plc via Globenewswire 
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