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

NCC Group Plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

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):

Instructions from one of our institutional clients to do their own voting

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

Standard Life Investments Ltd

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

Vidacos Nominees

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

08 August 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 August 2011

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B01QGK86

1,546,849

1,546,849

1,727,849

605,079

1,122,770

1.772%

3.288%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

% of votingrights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,727,849

5.06%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

[email protected]

Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565