For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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

LPA 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 Disclosable shareholding increased due to a client changing specify): mandate from non-discretionary to discretionary on 07/08/2013

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

HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

08 AUGUST 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 AUGUST 2013

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

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous

to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number

of

Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights

x

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number

of

Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0007320806

1,325,000

1,325,000

1,420,000

1,420,000

12.0388%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration

date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

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

1,420,000

12.0388%

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

1,200,000 of these shares are held for a unit trust operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.

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:

David Clueit

15. Contact telephone number:

01253 754739

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