Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying HELPHIRE GROUP PLCissuer

of existing shares to which voting rightsareattached:

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which

may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which votingrights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effectto qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please Change to the number of voting rights in issuespecify): following the recent Open Offer, Placing and Refinancing

3. Full name of person(s) subject to Aviva plc & its subsidiariesthe

notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Registered Holder:(if different from 3.): BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 36,330,738 * Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 240,224,198 * * denotes direct interest 5. Date of the transaction and date 03.04.13onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04.04.13 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 14% to 17% Change at Direct Interestor Levelreached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the triggering transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsusing of of of shares rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0004195219 226,554,936 226,554,936 276,554,936 276,554,936 Nil 17.71% Nil

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial price date Conversion instrument refers to rights instrument period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 276,554,936 17.71%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global ServicesLimited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: * Aviva plc (Parent Company) * Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) * Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) * Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder willceaseto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 1,561,636,364, as per the Company's Second Admission And Completion Of Refinancing Announcement of 27 March 2013. 14. Contact name: N Tilley

15. Contact telephone number: 01225 321207