Craneware Regulatory News (CRW)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

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

CRANEWARE PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 x

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

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

WILLIAM GORDON CRAIG

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

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

30/03/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/04/2017

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

10 %

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares: viii, ix

Class/type of shares

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

 Direct

 Direct xi

Indirect

 Direct xii

 Indirect

GB00B2425G68

2,650,258

2,650,258

2,450,258

2,450,258

N/A

9.09%

 N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

 N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,450,258

9.09%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

CRAIG PRESTON

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 550 3100