TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

 Mears Group 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:

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

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

BNY Mellon Service Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft mbH, Mellon Capital Management Corporation

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

16 May 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 May 2017

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

Crossing above 10%

8. Notified details: ISIN GB0005630420

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Common Stock GB0005630420

10,225,274

10,225,274

10,598,679

N/A

10,598,679

N/A

10.30%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,598,679

10.30%

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

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is making this disclosure as the ultimate parent company of: BNY Mellon Service Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft mbH, Mellon Capital Management Corporation 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Ivan Arias

15. Contact telephone number:

516-338-3370