Coats Regulatory News (COA)

Coats Group plc

("Coats" or "the Company")

Total Voting Rights

Coats Group plc, the world's leading industrial thread manufacturer, in conformity with Rule 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, announces that its total issued share capital as at 31 March 2017 consists of 1,411,130,897 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") with one voting right per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 1,411,130,897. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.