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                                                                                                        estimated amount                                   
                                                                                                                                         payable using the                                  
                                                                                                                                         relevant share                                     
                                                                                                                                         prices at the                                      
                                                                                                                                         balance sheet date.                                 
                                                                                                                                          The amount payable                                 
                                                                                                                                         will fluctuate in                                  
                                                                                                                                         line with the Impax                                 
                                                                                                                                         share price, such                                  
                                                                                                                                         fluctuations being                                 
                                                                                                                                         recorded in the                                    
                                                                                                                                         current period                                     
                                                                                                                                         income statement.                                  
                                                                                                                                         If and when the EBT                                 
                                                                                                                                         2004 Trustee agrees                                 
                                                                                                                                         to transfer assets                                 
                                                                                                                                         held in the EBT                                    
                                                                                                                                         2004 to                                            
                                                                                                                                         beneficiaries and                                  
                                                                                                                                         if the assets                                      
                                                                                                                                         transferred are in                                 
                                                                                                                                         the form of the                                    
                                                                                                                                         Group's Ordinary                                   
                                                                                                                                         Shares, the Group                                  
                                                                                                                                         also expects to be                                 
                                                                                                                                         eligible for a                                     
                                                                                                                                         corporation tax                                    
                                                                                                                                         deduction equal to                                 
                                                                                                                                         the value of those                                 
                                                                                                                                         Ordinary Shares.                                   
                                                                                                                                         The Group expects                                  
                                                                                                                                         this tax benefit                                   
                                                                                                                                         will be up to                                      
                                                                                                                                         £1,257,000 but has                                 
                                                                                                                                         not recognised this                                 
                                                                                                                                         to date.                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         EIA extension NIC                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         charge                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         The Group accrues                                  
                                                                                                                                         for the NIC payable                                 
                                                                                                                                         in respect of the                                  
                                                                                                                                         options and share                                  
                                                                                                                                         awards made under                                  
                                                                                                                                         the EIA Extension                                  
                                                                                                                                         over the same                                      
                                                                                                                                         period as the                                      
                                                                                                                                         related share-based                                 
                                                                                                                                         payment charge.                                    
                                                                                                                                         The amount payable                                 
                                                                                                                                         will fluctuate in                                  
                                                                                                                                         line with the Impax                                 
                                                                                                                                         share price, such                                  
                                                                                                                                         fluctuations being                                 
                                                                                                                                         recorded in the                                    
                                                                                                                                         current period                                     
                                                                                                                                         income statement.                                  
                                                                                                                                         The Group also                                     
                                                                                                                                         receives a                                         
                                                                                                                                         corporation tax                                    
                                                                                                                                         deduction on the                                   
                                                                                                                                         exercise of the                                    
                                                                                                                                         options equal to                                   
                                                                                                                                         the gain made on                                   
                                                                                                                                         these options. This                                 
                                                                                                                                         deduction has been                                 
                                                                                                                                         recognised as a                                    
                                                                                                                                         deferred tax asset                                 
                                                                                                                                         and its value will                                 
                                                                                                                                         also fluctuate in                                  
                                                                                                                                         line with the share                                 
                                                                                                                                         price with the                                     
                                                                                                                                         fluctuation being                                  
                                                                                                                                         recorded in the                                    
                                                                                                                                         current year tax                                   
                                                                                                                                         charge.                                            
                                                                                                                                         EIA additional                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         payments                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Individuals                                        
                                                                                                                                         receiving Impax                                    
                                                                                                                                         Long-Term Incentive                                 
                                                                                                                                         Plan ("LTIP")                                      
                                                                                                                                         options are                                        
                                                                                                                                         eligible for a                                     
                                                                                                                                         retention payment                                  
                                                                                                                                         payable after the                                  
                                                                                                                                         end of the                                         
                                                                                                                                         financial year in                                  
                                                                                                                                         which each employee                                 
                                                                                                                                         exercises his or                                   
                                                                                                                                         her LTIP Options.                                  
                                                                                                                                         The payment will be                                 
                                                                                                                                         equal to the                                       
                                                                                                                                         corporation tax                                    
                                                                                                                                         benefit realised by                                 
                                                                                                                                         the Group on the                                   
                                                                                                                                         exercise of the                                    
                                                                                                                                         LTIP options minus                                 
                                                                                                                                         the amount of the                                  
                                                                                                                                         NIC suffered by the                                 
                                                                                                                                         Group on the                                       
                                                                                                                                         exercise of the                                    
                                                                                                                                         LTIP options.                                      
                                                                                                                                         
The Group has                                     
                                                                                                                                         accrued for these                                  
                                                                                                                                         payments over the                                  
                                                                                                                                         same period as the                                 
                                                                                                                                         related share-based                                 
                                                                                                                                         payment charge.                                    
                                                                                                                                         The amount payable                                 
                                                                                                                                         will fluctuate in                                  
                                                                                                                                         line with the Impax                                 
                                                                                                                                         share price, such                                  
                                                                                                                                         fluctuations are                                   
                                                                                                                                         recorded in the                                    
                                                                                                                                         current period                                     
                                                                                                                                         income statement.                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 4                                                                                                                                       Fair value losses                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         Fair value losses                                  
                                                                                                                                         include those                                      
                                                                                                                                         arising on                                         
                                                                                                                                         revaluation of                                     
                                                                                                                                         listed and unlisted                                 
                                                                                                                                         investments held by                                 
                                                                                                                                         the Group including                                 
                                                                                                                                         those held by the                                  
                                                                                                                                         Group's                                            
                                                                                                                                         consolidated funds                                 
                                                                                                                                         (see Note 9) and                                   
                                                                                                                                         any gains or losses                                 
                                                                                                                                         arising on related                                 
                                                                                                                                         hedge instruments                                  
                                                                                                                                         held by the Group.                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 5                                                                                                                                       Change in third                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         party interest in                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         consolidated funds                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         This charge removes                                 
                                                                                                                                         the fair value                                     
                                                                                                                                         gains or losses,                                   
                                                                                                                                         other operating                                    
                                                                                                                                         costs and                                          
                                                                                                                                         investment income                                  
                                                                                                                                         recorded in the                                    
                                                                                                                                         Group's                                            
                                                                                                                                         consolidated funds                                 
                                                                                                                                         (see Note 10) which                                 
                                                                                                                                         are attributable to                                 
                                                                                                                                         third party                                        
                                                                                                                                         investors in the                                   
                                                                                                                                         funds.                                             
 6                                                                                                                                       Taxation                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         The tax assessment                                 
                                                                                                                                         for the period is                                  
                                                                                                                                         lower than the                                     
                                                                                                                                         standard rate of                                   
                                                                                                                                         corporation tax in                                 
                                                                                                                                         the UK for the                                     
                                                                                                                                         period (20.5%).                                    
                                                                                                                                         The differences are                                 
                                                                                                                                         explained below:                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Six months ended 31 March 2015    Six months ended 31 March 2014  Year ended 30 September 2014    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             £'000                             £'000                           £'000                           
                                                                                                                                         Profit before tax                                                                  1,941                         1,377              3,535                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Tax charge at      398                             303                             778                                              
                                                                                                                                         20.5%,22%,22%                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         Effects of:                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         Non-deductible     14                              9                               40                                               
                                                                                                                                         expenses and                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                         charges                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         Increases in value (206)                           (322)                           (241)                                            
                                                                                                                                         of deductions re                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         share based                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         payments                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Foreign exchange                                                                   (137)                         27                 (247)                                                             
                                                                                                                                         Tax effect of      -                               (52)                            (61)                                             
                                                                                                                                         previously                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         unrecognised tax                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         losses                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         Adjustment in      -                               -                               8                                                
                                                                                                                                         respect of prior                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         years                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Change in UK tax   (9)                             (6)                             (16)                                             
                                                                                                                                         rates                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Effect of higher   6                               5                               18                                               
                                                                                                                                         tax rates in                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                         foreign                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         jurisdictions                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         Total income tax   66                              (36)                            279                                              
                                                                                                                                         expense/(credit)                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 7                                                                                                                                       Earnings and                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         earnings per share                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Earnings and                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         Adjusted earnings                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         In order to better                                 
                                                                                                                                         reflect the                                        
                                                                                                                                         underlying economic                                 
                                                                                                                                         performance of the                                 
                                                                                                                                         Group, an adjusted                                 
                                                                                                                                         earnings has been                                  
                                                                                                                                         calculated.  The                                   
                                                                                                                                         adjustment i)                                      
                                                                                                                                         excludes the IFRS 2                                 
                                                                                                                                         'Share based                                       
                                                                                                                                         payment' charge in                                 
                                                                                                                                         respect of schemes                                 
                                                                                                                                         where shares                                       
                                                                                                                                         awarded are                                        
                                                                                                                                         expected to be                                     
                                                                                                                                         satisfied by the                                   
                                                                                                                                         issue of new                                       
                                                                                                                                         shares, and ii)                                    
                                                                                                                                         includes the tax                                   
                                                                                                                                         benefit recognised                                 
                                                                                                                                         in Other                                           
                                                                                                                                         Comprehensive                                      
                                                                                                                                         Income in respect                                  
                                                                                                                                         of transfers out of                                 
                                                                                                                                         the EBT and the                                    
                                                                                                                                         exercising of LTIP                                 
                                                                                                                                         options.                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Six months ended 31 March 2015    Six months ended 31 March 2014  Year ended 30 September 2014    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             £'000                             £'000                           £'000                           
                                                                                                                                         Earnings           1,875                           1,413                           3,256                                            
                                                                                                                                         IFRS 2 Share-based -                               -                               -                                                
                                                                                                                                         payment charge                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         Tax benefit on long -                               -                               -                                                
                                                                                                                                         -term incentive                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         scheme included in                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         Other Comprehensive                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         Income                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         Adjusted earnings  1,875                           1,413                           3,256                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         The earnings per                                                                   
                                                                                                                                         share on an                                                                        
                                                                                                                                         adjusted and IFRS                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         basis are as shown                                                                 
                                                                                                                                         below.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                         Adjusted earnings                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         per share                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Adjusted earnings for the period  Shares                          Adjusted earnings per share     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             £'000                             '000                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Six months ended 31                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         March 2015                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Basic adjusted     1,875                           114,689                         1.63p                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Diluted adjusted   1,875                           115,489                         1.62p                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Six months ended 31                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         March 2014                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                         Basic adjusted     1,413                           117,463                         1.20p                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Diluted adjusted                                                                                                 1,413              117,856                           1.20p                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                         Year ended 30                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         September 2014                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                         Basic adjusted     3,256                           116,199                         2.80p                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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