Avon Protection Regulatory News (AVON)

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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Avon Rubber plc

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

Other (please specify):

Disclosure pursuant to implementation of Amended Transparency Directive

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.

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

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

26 November 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 November 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0000667013

N/A

N/A

2,760,775

8.90%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Contract for difference

13,509

Nominal

Delta

0.04%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,774,284

8.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc : 2,774,284 (8.94%)

Direct: JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 2,760,775 (8.90%) shares; 13,509 (0.04%) contract for difference

Chain of control:

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited (100%)

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

This notification is made pursuant to the implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive and is not necessarily the result of a transaction.

14. Contact name:

Andrew Anderson

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7134 5105