TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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

CentralNic 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

Yes

Other (please specify):

No

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

Livingbridge VC LLP

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

Wood Street Microcap Fund 3.92%

No other underlying client holds over 3%

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: ^v

02/02/2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/03/2016

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

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

Ord GBP0.1

GB00BCCW4X83

5,233,019

5,233,019

8,983,019

9.4%

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

Nil

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

8,983,019

9.4%

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

Livingbridge VC LLP

Wood Street Microcap Fund 3.92%

No other underlying client holds over 3%

Registered in the name of Chase Nominees Ltd & Bank of New York Mellon

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Livingbridge VC LLP

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:

Karen Huxley

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7506 5643

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares^xxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

CentralNic Group plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

35-39 Moorgate

London

EC2R 6AR

Phone number & email

Tel: 08700 170 900

[email protected]

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Karen Huxley, Livingbridge VC LLP

Contact address

100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AN

Phone number & email

020 7506 5643

[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 FSA website.