Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5488L

Fairpoint Group PLC

07 July 2014

Fairpoint Group plc

Fairpoint Group plc (UJO: AIM) ("the Company") has been informed on 4 July 2014 that David Harrel, Michael Fletcher and Amanda West, Non-Executive Directors of the Company, purchased in aggregate 44,280 Ordinary Shares of 0.025p each ("Ordinary Shares") on 4 July 2014.

Details of the Directors' interests in the Company's issued share capital following this purchase of Ordinary Shares are set out below.

Director	Current holding of Ordinary Shares	Number of Ordinary Shares purchased	Price per Ordinary Share (p)	Resulting interest in Ordinary Shares	Approximate interest as an percentage of the Company's current issued voting share capital
David Harrel Non-Executive Chairman	-	18,450	135.5	18,450	0.04%
Michael Fletcher Non-Executive Director*	-	18,450	135.5	18,450	0.04%
Amanda West Non-Executive Director	-	7,380	135.5	7,380	0.02%

*Michael Fletcher holds his 18,450 shares in the Company through Praetura Capital LLP ("Praetura"), a limited liability partnership of which Michael Fletcher is a member. Accordingly the interests held by Praetura are deemed to be held by Michael Fletcher.

For further information please contact:

Enquiries please contact:

Fairpoint Group Plc

Chris Moat, Chief Executive Officer 0845 296 0100

Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)

Pascal Keane 020 7408 4090

Edward Mansfield

MHP Communications

Reg Hoare 020 3128 8100

Katie Hunt

Ben Griffiths

Notes to editors:

Fairpoint Group plc is an AIM quoted providers of consumer professional services including debt solutions and legal services. Our business is structured into the following primary business lines:

1. Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs)

2. Debt Management Plans (DMPs)

3. Claims Management

4. Legal Services (Simpson Millar LLP)

www.fairpoint.co.uk

www.simpsonmillar.co.uk

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