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RNS Number : 0851M
Serco Group PLC
11 July 2014 
 
                                                                                                                                                                  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Serco Group Plc                                       
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                                          
 attached:                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 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                                                                                                                                                                       
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                         Woodford Investment Management LLP                    
 notification obligation:                                                                                                                                                                                               
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   State Street as custodianNorthern Trust as custodian  
  (if different from 3.):                                                                                                                                                                                               
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           10th July 2014                                        
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                                      
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                11th July 2014                                        
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           3%                                                    
 reached:                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                       
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                              Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                     to the triggering                                                                  
 if possible using                                                                          transaction                                                                        
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                 
 Number                                                                                     Number                       Number                                                Number of voting        % of  voting rights x                         
 of                                                                                         of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                
 Shares                                                                                     Voting                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                            Rights                                                                                                                                                   
 Direct                                                                                     Direct                       Indirect                                              Direct                  Indirect                                      
 Ord 2pGB0007973794                                                                         Below 3%                     N/A                                                   N/A                     N/A                                           16,719,030          N/A    3.04  
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                        
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financial                                                                          Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting        % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                 date                         Conversion Period                                     rights that may be      rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                               acquired if the                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                               instrument is                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                               exercised/ converted.                                                 
 N/A                                                                                        N/A                          N/A                                                   N/A                     N/A                                           
                                                                                            
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financial                                                                          Exercise price               Expiration date                                       Exercise/               Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                    Conversion period                                                                         
 N/A                                                                                        N/A                          N/A                                                   N/A                     N/A                                           Nominal             Delta  
 N/A                                                                                        N/A                          
                                                                                            
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                              
 Number of voting rights                                                                    Percentage of voting rights  
 16,719,030                                                                                 3.04                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                  
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                                      
 Woodford Investment Management LLP as the investment manager is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares.  
                                                                                                                                 
 Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                   
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                                   N/A                                                                           
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                                                             N/A                                                                           
 to hold:                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                                                               N/A                                                                           
 voting rights:                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
 13. Additional information:                                                                                                     Serco Group plc is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12  
 14. Contact name:                                                                                                               Sarah Howfield                                                                
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                                   01256 744272                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 
 
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