M&C Saatchi Regulatory News (SAA)

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

M&C Saatchi plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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):

Corporate restructure resulting in a change of the ownership structure of Paradice Investment Management LLC.

X

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

Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd

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

StateStreet Nominees

Chase Nominees

The Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd.

Vidacos Nominees Limited

BNP Paribas Nominees

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

30 June 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 July 2016

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

N/A

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

GB00B01F7T14

9,293,985

9,293,985

0

0

9,293,985

0

12.74%

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,293,985

12.74%

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

Paradice Investment Management LLC is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include the shares described in Box 8A of this notification. Paradice Investment Management LLC is a direct controlled undertaking of PIM US Pty Ltd. PIM US Pty Ltd. Is a direct controlled undertaking of Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd.

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: