Flybe Group Regulatory News (FLYB)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Flybe Group PLC

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

no

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

no

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

no

Other (please specify):

no

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

obligation:

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

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc - 24,225,400

Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund - 3,972,700

All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominess Ltd A/c Aberfrth

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold

is crossed or reached):

12/12/2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12/12/2014

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

13%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code

GB00B4QMVR10

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

26,902,606

26,902,606

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage ofvoting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

28,198,100

n/a

28,198,100

n/a

13.02

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired(if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

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 financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversionperiod

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights

 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

28,198,100

13.02

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 220 0733