Tarsus Regulatory News (TRS)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

TARSUS GROUP PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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):

The registered holders of the shares have altered; the underlying interest of Neville Buch remains the same. 8,713,713 shares have been transferred to Neville Buch from Hamilton Trust Company Limited, a Trust in which Neville Buch maintains a life interest.

X

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

NEVILLE BUCH

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

1) NEVILLE BUCH

2) JILL BUCH

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

20 MAY 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 MAY 2011

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

NOT APPLICABLE, THE OVERALL INTEREST HAS NOT CHANGED

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

Ordinary 5 pence shares

8,867,046

8,867,046

8,713,713

8,713,713

153,333

11.58%

0.20%

JE00B3DG9318

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

8,867,046

11.78%

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

MR NEVILLE BUCH: 8,713,713 - VOTING RIGHTS BEING OVER 11%

MRS JILL BUCH: 153,333 - VOTING RIGHTS BEING LESS THAN 3%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

Please note only the registered holders of the shares have altered, the underlying interest of Neville Buch remains the same. 8,713,713 shares have been transferred to Neville Buch from Hamilton Trust Company Limited, a Trust in which Neville Buch maintains a life interest.

14. Contact name:

Simon Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

02088462700