CVS : Holding(s) in Company – 06 July 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 CVS Group plc attached:

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 rightsAn acquisition or disposal of financial instrumentsAn event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

NameCity and country of registered office (if applicable)

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

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated investment management entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfoliosEdinburgh, Scotland

02/07/2018

03/07/2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached Position of previous notification (if applicable)

% of voting rights attached to shares

(total of 8. A)

10.92

11.01

% of voting rights through financial in-struments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

0.00

0.00

Total of both in %

(8.A + 8.B)

10.92

11.01

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

X

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 ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix		% of voting rights
	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)
GB00B2863827	N/A	7,683,869	N/A	10.92
SUBTOTAL 8. A	7,683,869		10.92

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Expiration datexExercise/ Conversion PeriodxiSUBTOTAL 8. B 1

Number of voting rights

that may be acquired if the instrument is Exercised/converted.

Number of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

% of voting rights

% of voting rights

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)				X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial in-struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Standard Life Investments Limited	10.76	0.00	10.76
Ignis Investment Services Limited	0.16	0.00	0.16

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

In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements where-by the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

Place of completion	Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Date of completion	03/07/2018