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Vivo Energy plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Registration number: 11250655) (Share code: VVO) LEI: 213800TR7V9QN896AU56 ISIN: GB00BDGT2M75
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
Vivo Energy plc existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an 'X' if appropriate) Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an 'X')
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CGC') City and country of registered office (if applicable) Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable) 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
7 August 2018 reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 8 August 2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
1 % of voting rights % of voting rights Total number of through financial instru- Total of both in % (8.A attached to shares voting rights of ments + 8.B) (total of 8. A) issuervii (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Resulting situation on the date on which
5.0579% 0.0000% 5.0579% 1,201,798,866 threshold was crossed or reached Position of previous
notification (if N/A N/A N/A applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights shares
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) Ordinary
60,785,908 5.0579% (ISIN: GB00BDGT2M75)
SUBTOTAL 8. A 60,785,908 5.0579%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) Number of voting rights Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if the % of voting rights instrument datex Conversion Periodxi instrument is exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Exercise/
Type of financial Expiration Physical or cash Number of Conversion % of voting rights instrument datex settlementxii voting rights Period xi
2 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an 'X')
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control xiii any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the xiv financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please X add additional rows as necessary)
% of voting rights % of voting rights if it through financial instru- Total of both if it equals Namexv equals or is higher than ments if it equals or is or is higher than the the notifiable threshold higher than the notifiable notifiable threshold threshold The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Holdings by CG Management companies are 5.0579% 0.0000% 5.0579% set out below: ' Capital Research and Management Company1
5.0579% 0.0000% 5.0579% 1 Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: Name of the proxy holder The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held 11. Additional informationxvi
CGC is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ('CRMC'). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. CRMC manages equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC in turn is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ('CGII'), which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies ('CGII management companies'): Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sarl and Capital International K.K. The CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional clients.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of Vivo Energy plc for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts
3 under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.
Place of completion Los Angeles, CA, USA Date of completion 8 August 2018 10 August 2018
JSE Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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