ESSENDEN : s) in Company

For filings with the FCA 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                           Essenden PLC
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                        Trefick Limited
notification obligation:iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                PH Nominees Limited
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                              14th October 2014
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                              16th October 2014

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   Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering
of           to the triggering       transaction
shares       transaction

             Number      Number      Number      Number of voting     % of  voting
             of          of          of shares   rights               rights x
             Shares      Voting
                         Rights      Direct      Direct xi   Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                             xii
ORD GBP 0.01
             2,650,000   2,650,000   NIL         NIL                  0%

ISIN

GB00B64FXD65



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    rights that may be      rights
                                xiv                  acquired if the
                                                     instrument is
                                                     exercised/ converted.

N/A



C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of        Exercise  Expiration Exercise/    Number of voting rights  % of voting
financial      price     date xvii  Conversion   instrument refers to     rights xix, xx
instrument                          period xviii


                                                                          Nominal Delta
N/A



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights

     NIL                                            0%




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:
                                                                           None

14. Contact name:                                                       Shaun Wilde

15. Contact telephone number:                                          01624 665100