Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

RPC Group plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

√

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

√

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 333,684*

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 2,019,070*

Chase Nominees Limited 141,186*

CUIM Nominee Limited 36,379*

Vidacos Nominees Limited 5,401*

* denotes direct interest

Chase Nominees Limited 22,013

Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,490,108

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

12 January 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 January 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

5% Change at Combined Interest Level

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GBP0.05GB0007197378

2,942,046

2,942,046

4,047,841

2,535,720

1,512,121

2.55%

1.52%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

NIL PAID RIGHTS

21 JANUARY 2011

N/A

1,582,949 Direct

930,469 Indirect

1.60%

0.94%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,561,259

6.61%

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

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, 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 will ceaseto 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 99,311,425, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 1 December 2010, and does not take into account the new shares from the current Rights Issue

14. Contact name:

Rebecca K Joyce, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01933 410064