Completion of the Superfos Acquisition

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18 February 2011

RPC Group Plc

("RPC" or the "Company")

Completion of the Superfos Acquisition

RPC, the European supplier of rigid plastic packaging for the food and non-food, consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Superfos Industries a/s ("Superfos"), details of which were announced on 16 December 2010.

RPC and Superfos are both among the leading European players in the rigid plastic packaging market and the Directors believe the Acquisition represents an excellent opportunity to strengthen RPC's capability and competitiveness in the open top filled injection moulded plastic packaging market, benefit from an enhanced product and technology range, increase its customer base and geographic coverage, generate efficiency savings, enhance its purchasing position and gain access to higher growth markets.

Ron Marsh, RPC's Chief Executive, said:

"We are delighted to have completed the acquisition of Superfos and look forward to welcoming Superfos' employees into the RPC Group"

Terms used in this Announcement shall have the same meanings as set out in the Prospectus dated 16 December 2010.

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