Pz Cussons Regulatory News (PZC)

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

PZ Cussons 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

Other (please specify):

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

See Schedule A

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

30 July 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

31 July 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

Above 6%

8. Notified details:

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

(GB00B19Z1432)

25,223,150

25,223,150

25,745,376

6.005%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv

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

% of votingrights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate xvii

Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

25,745,376

6.005%

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

See Schedule A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

Number ofShares

Percent of Outstanding

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

25,745,376

6.005%

· Capital Guardian Trust Company

2,915,308

0.680%

· Capital International SArl

3,651,985

0.852%

· Capital International, Inc.

4,486,000

1.046%

· Capital Research and Management Company

14,692,083

3.427%