PTY.L Regulatory News (PTY)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

PARITY GROUP

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

N/A

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

N/A

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

N/A

Other (please specify):

N/A

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

Royal Bank of Canada

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

Roy Nominees Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

06 May 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

06 May 2014

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

4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP

3,823,766

3,823,766

4,128,766

4,128,766

4.07%

ISIN GB00B1235860

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

4,128,766

4.07%

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

Roy Nominees Limited is the nominee company on behalf of RBC Trust Company (International) Limited which is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada.

Holding calculated on issued share capital of 101,349,000 shares

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

Holding calculated on issued share capital of 101,349,000 shares.

14. Contact name:

Scott Roberts / Graham Horsnell

15. Contact telephone number:

(01534) 602971 / 01534 283292