For Immediate Release

21 October 2014

WALKER GREENBANK PLC ("the Company")

Notifiable Interest

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

WALKER GREENBANK PLC

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Investec Wealth & Management Limited

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

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

20th October 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21st October 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 10% to 11%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using ISIN CODE

Situation previous to Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0003061511

6,561,118

6,561,118



6,587,606


11.02%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights






Nominal

Delta








Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

6,587,606

11.02%

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

Client holdings registered in Nominee companies 100% owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited

10. Name of the Proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

CAROLINE GEARY - COMPANY SECRETARY

15. Contact telephone number:

0844 543 4668

Enquiries:

Walker Greenbank PLC

+44 (0) 844 543 4668

Caroline Geary, Company Secretary


Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer




Investec Bank plc

+44 (0) 20 7597 5970

Garry Levin/David Anderson - Nominated Adviser


Henry Reast - Corporate Broking




Buchanan Communications

+44 (0) 20 7466 5000

Mark Court / Fiona Henson/Sophie Cowles



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