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PayPointAnnouncement

04/07/2017 10:05

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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (i)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                                                                                PayPoint PLC                                                       
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     X             
 Other (please specify) (iii):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      Woodford Investment Management Ltd                                                                                       
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2HN                                                                                    
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      Clients of Woodford                                                                                                      
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                               30/06/2017                                                                                                               
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                            03/07/2017                                                                                                               
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)    % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)    Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer (vii)     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                         19.995%                                                                                                                    19.995%                               68,165,925.00                   
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                 20.004%                                                                                                                    20.004%                                                               

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)                                                                                                                                    
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Class/type of                    Number of voting rights (ix)                                                                             % of voting rights                                                                                       
 shares ISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                  Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)  Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)  Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  
 GB00B02QND93                     13,629,871.00                                                                                            19.995%                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                 13,629,871.00                                                                                               19.995%                                                  

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                 
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration   Exercise/                Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.  % of voting rights  
                               date (x)     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                      

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) (Note that holdings held via indices, baskets and ETFs would be displayed here as asset class "Equity" or "PreferredEquity" so please update this to the correct name accordingly) 
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration   Exercise/                Physical or cash settlement (xii)  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights  
                               date (x)     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                     SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                  

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                                         
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv )(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                        
                           Name (xv)                            % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 Place of completion  9400 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2HN  
 Date of completion   30/06/2017                             

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