Receipt of anti-trust clearances for Acquisition

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14 February 2011

RPC Group Plc

("RPC" or the "Company")

Receipt of anti-trust clearances for Superfos Acquisition

RPC, the European supplier of rigid plastic packaging for the food and non-food, consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce the receipt of all anti-trust clearances which are required prior to the acquisition of Superfos Industries a/s, details of which were announced on 16 December 2010. A further announcement will be made on Completion, which is expected to occur this week.

Terms used in this Announcement shall have the same meanings as set out in the Prospectus dated 16 December 2010.

For further information, please contact:

RPC Group Plc: +44 (0)1933 410 064

Ron Marsh, Chief Executive

Pim Vervaat, Finance Director

Rothschild (Financial Adviser and Joint Sponsor): +44 (0)207 280 5000

Crispin Wright

Charles Montgomerie

J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Sponsor and Underwriter): +44 (0)207 588 2828

Edmund Byers

Niklas Kloepfer

Panmure Gordon (Joint Sponsor and Underwriter): +44 (0)207 459 3600

Andrew Godber

Giles Stewart

Kreab Gavin Anderson: +44 (0)207 074 1800

Robert Speed

James Benjamin

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