Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: 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 the notification obligation: iii

Aberforth Partners LLP

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

Shares

1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc 5,281,921

2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 991,517

3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust plc 1,854,682

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd a/c Aberfrth

5. Date of transaction and date on which

the threshold is crossed or reached: v

08/03/13

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11/03/13

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible using ISIN CODE

Situation previous to thetriggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number ofshares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

GB0007197378

9,708,389

9,708,389

N/A

8,128,120

N/A

4.90

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rightsthat may be acquired ifthe instrument isexercised/converted

% of votingrights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,128,120

4.90

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial

instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will

cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Rebecca K Joyce

Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01933 410064