Safestore Regulatory News (SAFE)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

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

Safestore Holdings 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

Kempen Capital Management N.V.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

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

16 October 2018

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

17 October 2018

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

3.05%

3.05%

210,011,217

Position of previous

notification (if applicable)

2.99%

2.99%

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 of

shares

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)

GB00B1N7Z094

6,395,670

3.05%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

6,395,670

3.05%

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

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

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

Expiration datex

Exercise/

Conversion

Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL

8.B.2

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

X

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

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

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional informationxvi

Place of completion

Amsterdam

Date of completion

17 October 2018

Contact Name:

Helen Bramall

Interim Company Secretary

Contact telephone number:

020 8732 1500

LEI Code

213800WGA3YSJC1YOH73