JLEN.L Regulatory News (JLEN)

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

John Laing Environmental Assets Group Limited

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

Other (please specify):

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

Newton Investment Management Limited

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

N/A

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

18 May 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 May 2017

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

Crossing above 10%

8. Notified details: ISIN GG00BJL5FH87

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

Ordinary Shares GG00BJL5FH87

33,902,142

33,902,142

33,964,208

33,964,208

N/A

 10.00%

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

33,964,208

10.00%

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

Newton Investment Management Limited holds these shares as a discretionary fund manager.

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:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Andrew Weiser

15. Contact telephone number:

516-338-3752