Colefax Grp. Regulatory News (CFX)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Colefax Group PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition of voting rights

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

Reduction in Issued Share Capital

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

Discretionary Unit Fund Managers Ltd

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

Discretionary Unit Fund and Rights and Issues Investment Trust Plc

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

14th Sept 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14th Sept 2012

7. Threshold(s) that are crossed or reached:

Greater than 22%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0002090453 3,000,000 Ditto 2,768,862 Ditto 22.49%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,768,862

22.49%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Simon Knott

15. Contact telephone name:

020-7415-4130