RPC : TR1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares

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

RPC Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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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 notification obligation: iii

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 578,176* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 4,897,579* Chase Nominees Limited 52,421* Vidacos Nominees Limited 56,129*

* denotes direct interest

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

10 September 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 September 2014

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Direct

xi

Direct

xii

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GBP0.05

GB0007197378

5,725,775

5,725,775

5,584,305

5,584,305

Not

Disclosable

2.97%

Not

Disclosable

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

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

xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,

xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,584,305

2.97%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4

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:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 187,740,096, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 01 September 2014.

14. Contact name:

Rebecca Joyce

15. Contact telephone number:

01933 416 527

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)