Volex Regulatory News (VLX)

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

Volex 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 thenotification obligation: iii

Argos Funds- Argonaut Fund

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

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

13/10/2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14/10/2016

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

Above 3%

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

GB0009390070

Below 3%

Below 3%

2 721 745

2 721 745

3.01%

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

2 721 745

3.01%

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

Argos Funds- Argonaut Fund

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:

Marcus Tang

m.tang@quaerocapital.com

15. Contact telephone number:

+41 22 799 90 42

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Argos Fund - Argonaut Fund

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

20 boulevard Emmanuel Servais

Luxembourg / Luxembourg

Phone number & email

+41 22 799 90 42/ m.tang@quaerocapital.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Contact person : Marcus Tang

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Quaero Capital S.A.

Contact address

20 route de pre-bois

1215 Meyrin Switzerland

Phone number & email

41 22 799 90 42/ m.tang@quaerocapital.com

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Marcus Tang

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.