Pets at home Regulatory News (PETS)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

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

PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

KKR MY BEST FRIEND LIMITED

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS

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

Name

KKR & CO. L.P.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

NEW YORK, USA

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

12 October 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

16 October 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

10.0%

0

10.0%

50,095,290

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

19.9%

0

19.9%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1P EACH

GB00BJ62K685

50,095,290

N/A

10.0%

N/A

SUBTOTAL 8. A

50,095,290

10.0%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

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

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

N/A

N/A

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

N/A

N/A

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

KKR & CO. L.P.

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR GROUP LIMITED

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR GROUPHOLDINGS L.P.

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P.

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR EUROPE IIILIMITED

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR ASSOCIATES EUROPE III, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR EUROPEAN FUND III, LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP

10.0%

0

10.0%

KKR MY BEST FRIEND LIMITED

10.0%

0

10.0%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

11. Additional informationxvi

N/A

Place of completion

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Date of completion

16 OCTOBER 2017