Confirmation of Date of Appointment of CEO

QinetiQ Group plc

27 January 2015

Confirmation of Date of Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

Further to the announcement made at 7.01 am on 27 January 2015, QinetiQ Group plc ('QinetiQ') confirms that Steve Wadey will join QinetiQ as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 27 April 2015.

For more details on this announcement, please refer to QinetiQ RNS number 1891D (27 January 2015).

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations: David Bishop, QinetiQ +44 (0)7920 108675

Media Relations: QinetiQ Press Office +44 (0)1252 393500

Liz Morley, Maitland +44 (0)20 7379 5151