Home Member State

Shaftesbury PLC

HOME MEMBER STATE

Shaftesbury PLC (the "Company") announces that, following changes made to the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules ("DTR") as a result of the Transparency Directive Amending Directive (2013/50/EU), the Company is required to disclose its Home State. Accordingly, in accordance with DTR 6.4.2, the Company announces that its Home State is the United Kingdom.

Penny Thomas

Company Secretary

22 February 2016

020 7333 8118