Frp Advisory Group Regulatory News (FRP)

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:

Fairpoint Group PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):_Share issue by company_____________

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

Hanover I Fund, Hanover I US Fund and Hanover Master Fund

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

As above

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

19 March 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 March 2013

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

23%,22%,21%,20%,19%,18%,17%,16%,15%,14%,13%,12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0032360280 9,983,578 9,983,578 4,983,578 4,983,578 11.9%

B: 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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,983,578

11.9%

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

Hanover I Fund, Hanover I US Fund and Hanover Master Fund control the total voting rights.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Tom Russell

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 766 8400