Barr (A.G.) Regulatory News (BAG)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

BARR (A.G.) PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

N

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

N

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

N

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Y

Other (please specify):

Regulatory

N

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

LINDSELL TRAIN LIMITED ( discretionary clients)

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

The BNY (OCS) Nominees

Morstan Nominees

NT Nominees

State Street Nominees

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

22nd August 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27th August 2014

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

10.12%

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

Barr (A.G.) plc

GB00B6XZKY75

Below 10%

Below 10%

 11,822,455

10.12%

Aggregate holdings from discretionary clients accounts

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

Na

Na

Na

Na

na

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

Na

Na

Na

Na

Na

Nominal

Delta

Na

Na

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,822,455

10.12%

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

na

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

na

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

na

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

na

13. Additional information:

na

14. Contact name:

Lauren Jorgensen

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7802 4700

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Lindsell Train Limited

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Cayzer House, 30 Buckingham Gate, London

 SW1E 6NN

Phone number & email

lauren.jorgensen@lindselltrain.com

020 7802 4700

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Same as above

Contact address

Same as above

Phone number & email

Same as above

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.