SHRE.L Regulatory News (SHRE)

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

30 April 2020

Recommended Offer

for

Share plc

by

Antler Holdco Limited ("ii")

(the holding company of Interactive Investor Limited and the ii Group)

PUBLICATION OF INTERACTIVE INVESTOR 2019 ANNUAL REPORT AND TRADING UPDATE

ii has today sent to ii Shareholders the 2019 Annual Report for Interactive Investor Limited and a trading update in respect of Interactive Investor Limited for Q1 2020. The documents sent to ii Shareholders are available at https://www.ii.co.uk/share.

As set out in the announcement by Share plc on 8 April 2020, the Scheme remains subject to sanction by the Court at the Court Hearing, the delivery of a copy of the Court Order to the Registrar of Companies and the satisfaction (or, where applicable, waiver) of the other Conditions to and terms of the Scheme and the Offer (set out in Parts A and B of Part 4 of the Scheme Document), including (but not limited to) the FCA approving the change of control of The Share Centre Limited which would take place as a result of the Offer. Share plc will give adequate notice of the date and time of the Court Hearing, once known, by issuing a further announcement through a Regulatory Information Service. The Court Hearing is still expected to be held in the third quarter of 2020.

Capitalised terms in this announcement, unless otherwise defined, have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document relating to the Offer published and posted to Share plc Shareholders on 13 March 2020, a copy of which, subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions, is available on the Share plc website at https://www.share.com/share-plc.

Enquiries:

ii/Interactive Investor

Richard Wilson Tel: +44 (0) 207 930 0777

Barry Bicknell

TB Cardew (PR Adviser to ii)

Tom Allison Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 0777

Shan Shan Willenbrock Mobile: +44 (0) 0778 999 8020

Publication of this announcement

A copy of this announcement and the Scheme Document will be made available subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions on ii.co.uk/share and https://www.share.com/share-plc.

The contents of ii's website and Share plc's website are not incorporated into and do not form part of this announcement.