METRO BANK PLC

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RNS Number : 2026S

Metro Bank PLC

15 March 2016



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		Metro Bank Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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): The issuer's shares being admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	CPV Metro Investment, LLC CPV Holdings, LLC Steven A. Cohen
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	10 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%


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 (GB00BZ6STL67)	N/A - no triggering transaction			N/A - no triggering transaction							7,912,848			9.859%


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


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
												Nominal			Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
7,912,848								9.859%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
CPV Metro Investment, LLC is the beneficial owner of the shares in the issuer. CPV Holdings, LLC (as the holder of a majority of the membership interests in CPV Metro Investment, LLC) is a parent undertaking of CPV Metro Investment, LLC. Steven A. Cohen (as the Managing Member of CPV Holdings, LLC) is a parent undertaking of CPV Holdings, LLC and CPV Metro Investment, LLC.

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:	Raquel Trout
15. Contact telephone number:	+1 203-890-3862


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)	CPV Metro Investment, LLC CPV Holdings, LLC Steven A. Cohen
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	c/o Point72 Asset Management, L.P 72 Cummings Point Road Stamford, Connecticut 06902
Phone number & email	See Box B below for contact details
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Raquel Trout
Contact address	Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 72 Cummings Point Road Stamford, Connecticut 06902
Phone number & email	T: +1 203 890 3862 E: [email protected]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

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

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