Notification of major interest in shares

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

Pets at Home Group PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

No

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

Kames Capital Plc

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

15/04/2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19/04/2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: ^{vi, vii}

3%

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

GB00BJ62K685

15,407,778

15,407,778

9,810,574

9,810,574

1,576,960

1.96%

0.31%

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}

CFD

3,501,234

Nominal

Delta

0.70%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,888,768

2.97%

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

Kames Capital:-

Kames Capital Plc

Kames Capital ICVC

Kames Capital VCIC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Kames Capital Plc

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:

Trade Operations Manager

15. Contact telephone number:

0141 549 3288