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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 

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

Royal Mail 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

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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

Name

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, United Kingdom

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

19 February 2019

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

21 February 2019

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

0.53%

4.76%

5.30%

1,000,000,000

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

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)

GB00BDVZYZ77

5,344,772

0.53%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

5,344,772

0.53%

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

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

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

Cash-settled Equity Swap

12/04/2019

12/04/2019

Cash

900,275

0.09%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

18/04/2019

18/04/2019

Cash

276,178

0.03%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

21/05/2019

21/05/2019

Cash

3,268,154

0.33%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

12/06/2019

12/06/2019

Cash

81,607

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

17/06/2019

17/06/2019

Cash

40,408

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/07/2019

02/07/2019

Cash

29,932

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

11/07/2019

11/07/2019

Cash

750,729

0.08%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/08/2019

02/08/2019

Cash

57,723

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

05/08/2019

05/08/2019

Cash

7,344

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

03/09/2019

03/09/2019

Cash

292,645

0.03%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

02/10/2019

02/10/2019

Cash

122,470

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

23/10/2019

23/10/2019

Cash

1,391,705

0.14%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

24/10/2019

24/10/2019

Cash

349,426

0.03%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

25/10/2019

25/10/2019

Cash

204,904

0.02%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

28/10/2019

28/10/2019

Cash

24,483

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

04/11/2019

04/11/2019

Cash

14,646

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

08/11/2019

08/11/2019

Cash

97,369

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

25/11/2019

25/11/2019

Cash

866,209

0.09%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

03/12/2019

03/12/2019

Cash

317,171

0.03%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

06/12/2019

06/12/2019

Cash

697,386

0.07%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

12/12/2019

12/12/2019

Cash

126,000

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

31/12/2019

31/12/2019

Cash

141,763

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

03/01/2020

03/01/2020

Cash

165,553

0.02%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

06/01/2020

06/01/2020

Cash

197,236

0.02%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

04/02/2020

04/02/2020

Cash

27,713

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

12/02/2020

12/02/2020

Cash

7,383,270

0.74%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

17/02/2020

17/02/2020

Cash

170,252

0.02%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

24/02/2020

24/02/2020

Cash

4,149,658

0.41%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

03/03/2020

03/03/2020

Cash

5,235

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

17/03/2020

17/03/2020

Cash

2,351,419

0.24%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

06/04/2020

06/04/2020

Cash

317,242

0.03%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

05/05/2020

05/05/2020

Cash

393,693

0.04%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

29/05/2020

29/05/2020

Cash

827,689

0.08%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

01/06/2020

01/06/2020

Cash

836,263

0.08%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

31/07/2020

31/07/2020

Cash

1,922,657

0.19%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

07/08/2020

07/08/2020

Cash

686,864

0.07%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

10/08/2020

10/08/2020

Cash

294,263

0.03%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

11/08/2020

11/08/2020

Cash

1,570,075

0.16%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

12/08/2020

12/08/2020

Cash

2,608,527

0.26%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

13/08/2020

13/08/2020

Cash

448,906

0.04%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

21/08/2020

21/08/2020

Cash

5,341

0.00%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

05/10/2020

05/10/2020

Cash

89,314

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

15/02/2021

15/02/2021

Cash

724,076

0.07%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

04/02/2022

04/02/2022

Cash

99,134

0.01%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

08/02/2023

08/02/2023

Cash

12,290,852

1.23%

Cash-settled Equity Swap

20/07/2023

20/07/2023

Cash

158

0.00%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

47,623,917

4.76%

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited

J.P. Morgan Securities plc

4.76%

5.28%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC

J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

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

Table 8A) Includes stock borrows of 17,633,358 (1.76%)

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (100%)

JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)

J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

21 February 2019