TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

06 November 2013

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

RPS GROUP PLC

ISIN: GB0007594764

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify):(No)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Norges Bank

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv N/A

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

1 November 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5 November 2013

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

Above 3%

8.Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 x
			Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
GB0007594764	6,404,374	6,404,374	6,968,442	6,968,442		3.16%

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nominal	Delta
					N/A	N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
6,968,442	3.16%

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:	Norges Bank
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