Coats Group PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 6, 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at tachedii:			Coats Group plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer			(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2.	Reason for the notification (please mark		the appropriate box or boxes	with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
	An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
	An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Prudential plc group of companies
	City and country of registered office (if applicable)		London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			02/08/2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):		03/08/2018
7. Total positions	of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights % of voting rights at through financial instru Total of both in % tached to shares (to ments (8.A + 8.B) tal of 8. A) suer vii (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total number of voting rights of is
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.98%	0.00% 4.98%		1,426,353,894
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	9.98%		0.00%	9.98%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares	Number of voting rights	ix	% of voting rights
ISIN code (if possible)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
ORD GBP0.05 GB00B4YZN328		71,068,037		4.98%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		71,068,037		4.98%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial in strument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments 2004/109/EC	(DTR5.3.1.1 (b))	with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Pe riod xi	Physical or cash settlement xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instru ments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the noti fiable threshold
Prudential plc (Parent Company)	4.98%	0.00%		4.98%
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)	4.98%	0.00%		4.98%
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)	4.98%	0.00%		4.98%
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)	4.98%	0.00%		4.98%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder	N/A
The number and % of voting rights held	N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held	N/A

11. Additional informationxvi We no longer hold a notifiable interest.

Place of completion	London, United Kingdom
Date of completion	3 rd August 2018