dotDigital Group Regulatory News (DOTD)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

DOTDIGITAL GROUP PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

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):

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

J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

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

15 APRIL 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 APRIL 2015

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

ABOVE 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B3W40C23

14,100,050

14,100,050

14,500,050

14,500,050

5.10%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

% of votingrights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,500,050

5.10%

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

NOT APPLICABLE

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

-

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

-

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

-

13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

Laura Harvey

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 747 5602

dotdigital Group Plc

Simone Barratt, Chief Executive Officer

Peter Simmonds, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Milan Patel, Chief Financial Officer

www.dotdigitalgroup.com

Tel: 020 3770 1501

Tel: 020 3770 1501Tel: 020 3770 1502

Financial PR and Investor Relations

Lisa Baderoon

lisa.baderoon@dotdigitalgroup.co.uk

Tel: 07721 413 496

N+1 Singer, NOMAD & Broker

Shaun Dobson, Head of Corporate Finance

Alex Wright, Corporate Finance

Tel: 020 7496 3000

finnCap, Joint Broker

Stuart Andrews, Corporate Finance

Tel: 020 7220 0500