ROSSLYN DATA TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • May 15, 2017

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RNS Number : 1939F

Rosslyn Data Technologies PLC

15 May 2017

Rosslyn Data Technologies plc (the "Company", "Rosslyn" or the "Group") Holdings in Company
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Rosslyn Data Technologies Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
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				Yes
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Kestrel Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		Kestrel Opportunities, a cell of Guernsey Portfolios PCC Ltd (through BNY Mellon Nominees Limited) and various other clients of Kestrel Partners LLP (through Bank of New York Nominees Ltd)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		15 May 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		15 May 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		through 12%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction							Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares				Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each ISIN  GB00BKX5CP01	0				0			n/a		n/a		23,150,000	n/a			12.31%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
n/a			n/a			n/a					n/a				n/a
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii			Exercise/ Conversion period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to					% of voting rights xix, xx
n/a		n/a		n/a			n/a		n/a					Nominal			Delta
n/a			n/a
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
23,150,000									12.31%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Indirect - BNY Mellon Nominees Limited - 19,677,500 Shares.  10.46% of voting rights Indirect - Bank of New York Nominees Limited -       3,472,500 Shares. 1.85% of voting rights
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:	Disclosure based on Total voting rights of    188,130,067 The indirect voting rights held under (9) relate to shares held in client portfolios managed by Kestrel Partners LLP under discretionary investment management agreements
14. Contact name:	Ian Forrest
15. Contact telephone number:	0203 371 6100

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