Haydale Regulatory News (HAYD)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Haydale Grapheneshares to which voting rights are attached:ii Industries plc 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 resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying 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 Philip Sommereux 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: v 18 April 2014 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 April 2014 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 Situation previous Resulting situation aftershares to the triggering the triggering transaction transaction if possible using Number Number % of votingthe ISIN CODE Number of Number of rights x of Voting of voting Shares Rights shares rights Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect GB00BKWQ1135 317,962 317,962 345,590 345,590 3.07% 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 FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx period xviii refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 345,590 3.07% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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: Haydale Graphene Industries plc 15. Contact telephone number: 01269 842 946