Completion of Acquisition

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2 June 2014

RPC Group Plc

("RPC" or the "Company")

Completion of the acquisition of ACE Corporation Holdings Limited

RPC, an international rigid plastic packaging supplier to the food and non-food, consumer and industrial markets is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of ACE Corporation Holdings Limited ("ACE"), details of which were announced on 1 May 2014, following a receipt of the German competition law approval and the fulfillment of other outstanding conditions (the "Acquisition").

As part of the Acquisition, a total of 8,509,841 Consideration Shares have been issued and Admission of the Consideration Shares has taken place today at 8.00 a.m. RPC's enlarged issued ordinary share capital immediately following the issue of the Consideration Shares is 187,583,702 ordinary shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

A prospectus and circular relating to the Consideration Shares and the Acquisition was published on 1 May 2014 and is available on www.rpc-group.com.

Pim Vervaat, Chief Executive of RPC, commented:

"We are delighted to complete the acquisition of ACE and to welcome our new colleagues into RPC. This is an important step in the implementation of our Vision 2020 strategy. We are excited to continue ACE's development and to support our customers in the Far East through this acquisition going forward."

ENDS

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Rothschild, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom is acting solely for the Company in relation to the Acquisition and nobody else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild nor for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matter referred to in this announcement. Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed upon Rothschild, by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or the regulatory regime established thereunder, Rothschild does not accept any responsibility whatsoever or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, concerning the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification, or concerning any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with the Company, or the Acquisition, and nothing in this announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or future. Rothschild accordingly disclaims, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all and any responsibility and liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to herein) which it might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or any such statement.