SIP Announcement

05 January 2017

On 03 January 2017 as a result of the purchase and allotment by the RPS Group Plc Share Incentive Plan (an HM Revenue & Customs approved all employee share purchase plan), the executive directors of the Company and persons discharging management responsibility have the following interests as a result of their personal participation in the Plan:-

05 January 2017

	Purchase of Shares on 03 January 2017 £2.25 per share	Allotment of Matching Shares 03 January 2017 £2.25 per share	Total number of Partnership, Matching and Dividend shares held on 03 January 2017
Gary Young	56	56	21,001
Alan Hearne	55	55	17,160

The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to the directors in three years' time subject to continued employment and the retention of the underlying Partnership Shares.