TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

SAGENTIA GROUP PLC

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 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

X

Other (please specify):

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

Charles Stanley Group PLC

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

Charles Stanley & Co Ltd

(Rock Nominees Ltd)

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

18th April, 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19th April, 2012

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

Above 5%

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

2,067,150

2,067,150

0

0

2,072,150

0

5.20%

GB00B39GTJ17

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

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

2,072,150

5.20%

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

2,072,150 of these shares are registered in the name of Rock (Nominees) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Charles Stanley & Co Limited. These shares are held on behalf of discretionary clients of Charles Stanley.

624,800 of these shares are registered in the name of State Street Trustees Limited, the depositary for the IM Matterley funds, which are managed on a discretionary basis by Charles Stanley & Co Limited.

Charles Stanley & Co Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Charles Stanley Group PLC.

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:

A purchase in Sagentia shares was made on the same day the total number of shares in issue was reduced by Sagentia's transaction in their own shares.

14. Contact name:

Jessica Ellen

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 149 6821