NEXT 15 GROUP PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2016

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For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii				BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v				15 April, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:				18 April, 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii				Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 5% Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has gone above 5% Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5% Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5%


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
			Direct			Direct xi			Indirect xii		Direct
GB0030026057		Below 5%					Below 5%					N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument					Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv


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



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
3,610,618


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

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:		BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:		Gareth Slade
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7743 3650


Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	5.00%	0.00%	5.00%

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