TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                              Norman Broadbent PLC
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
    attached: ii                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                           
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   X     
                                                                                                        
    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        City Financial Investment Company Limited, acting as
    notification obligation: iii                    Investment Manager and Authorised Corporate Director
                                                              of the City Financial Absolute Equity Fund
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                     BNY Mellon Trust and Depositary as Trustee to the
     (if different from 3.):iv                                       City Financial Absolute Equity Fund
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                 20th Sep 2016
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                      22nd Sep 2016
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                            5%
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                    
                                                                                                        

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                            
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                            
                                                                                                            
    Class/type of    Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction          
    shares           to the triggering                                                                      
                     transaction                                                                            
    if possible                                                                                             
    using            Number      Number       Number            Number of voting          % of  voting      
    the ISIN CODE    of          of           of shares         rights                    rights x          
                     Shares      Voting                                                                     
                                 Rights       Direct            Direct xi      Indirect   Direct    Indirect
                                                                               xii                          
                                                                                                            
    GB00B3VF4Y66     Zero        Zero         2,631,578         2,631,578                 6.32%             
                                                                                                            
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                            
    Type of financial      Expiration  Exercise/              Number of voting          % of voting         
    instrument             date xiii   Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be        rights              
                                                              acquired if the                               
                                                              instrument is                                 
                                                              exercised/ converted.                         
                                                                                                            
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                           
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                     
                                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                            
    Type of financial Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting rights    % of voting rights xix,
    instrument        price      date xvii   Conversion   instrument refers to       xx                     
                                             period xviii                                                   
                                                                                                            
                                                                                     Nominal   Delta        
                                                                                                            
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                            
    Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights                             
                                                                                                            
    2,631,578                                       6.32%                                                   
                                                                                                            

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
    N/A                                                                                         
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                            N/A
                                                                                                
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                      N/A
    to hold:                                                                                    
                                                                                                
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                        N/A
    voting rights:                                                                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                     Percentage holding based on number of issued
                                                                              shares: 41,633,320
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                                                              Chris Sturdee
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                                            +44 (0)20 7451 9600