SSP Group: TR-1 Notification of major interests in shares

TR-1: 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

SSP Group PLC

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

Permian Investment Partners, LP

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

Permian Master Fund, LP

Permian Nautilus Master Fund, LP

Gothic ERP LLC

Gothic Corporation

Gothic HSP Corporation

The Duke Endowment

Vanderbilt University

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

June 1, 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

June 2, 2015

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

GB00BNGWY422

14,264,587

14,264,587

14,383,823

14,383,823

3.02%

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}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,383,823

3.02%

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

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:

14. Contact name:

Joseph W. Swain

15. Contact telephone number:

212-257-6066

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

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Permian Investment Partners, LP

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

295 Madison Avenue, 34^th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Phone number & email

212-257-6080

[email protected]

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Joseph W. Swain

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Joseph W. Swain

Contact address

295 Madison Avenue, 34^th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Phone number & email

212-257-6066

[email protected]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.