TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the  underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Topps Tiles PLC

2. Reason for the  notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares alreadv issued to which votina riahts are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with a 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 notification obligation:

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

Nortrust Nominees  Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

24/05/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25/05/2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type

of shares

If possible use

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

Direct                          I   Indirect

Direct                  I  Indirect

Ordinary         Below5%         Below5%              10,053,920  NIA                                              10,053,920  NIA                                                5.23

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B. Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

price

Expiration

date

Exercise/

conversion

period

No. of voting  rights that may

be acquired if the instrument exercised/converted

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

price

Expiration

date

Exercise/

conversion

period

No. of voting rights

instrument refers to

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

%

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number  of votinq rights

Percentage  of voting rights

10,053,920

5.23

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

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights  proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which  proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone name:

0131 220 0733