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+------------------------------------------------+ | TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | +------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of |  Quadnetics Group plc| |existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | | +-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 |  | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--+ |  | | |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):|  |  | +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+--+ | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to the|BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as| |notification obligation: |trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See| |  |Section 9 for further information. | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | N/A | |different from 3.): | | |  | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on | 11/03/2010 | |which the threshold is crossed or | | |reached: | | |  | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 12/03/2010 | |  | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 6% | |reached: | | |  | | +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | |  | +-------------+-------------------+--------------------------------------------+ |Class/type of|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |shares |to the triggering |transaction | | |transaction | | |if possible +---------+---------+---------+------------------+---------------+ |using |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of  voting | |the ISIN CODE|of |of |of shares|rights |rights | | |Shares |Voting +---------+---------+--------+------+--------+ | | |Rights |Direct |Direct |Indirect|Direct|Indirect| +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+ |0715683 | | | | | | | | |GB0007156838 |1,278,346|1,278,346|1,178,346|1,178,346|N/A |6.707%|N/A | +-------------+ | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+------+--------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |  | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |Type of financial|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting| |instrument |date |Conversion|rights that may be |rights | | | |Period |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ converted.| | | | | |  | | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |  |  |  |  |  | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instruments | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |  | +---------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------+----------------+ |Type of |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting | |financial |price |date |Conversion|voting |rights | |instrument | | |period |rights |  | | | | | |instrument | | | | | | |refers to | | +---------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------+-------+--------+ | | | | | |Nominal| Delta | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | +-------+--------+ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | +---------------+--------+----------+----------+--------------+-------+--------+ +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Total (A+B+C) | |   | +-------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | +-------------------------+-----------------------------+ |  1,178,346 |  6.707% | +-------------------------+-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |  | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | |  | +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ |10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Comment in Section 13.| |  | | +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | See Comment in Section 13.| |cease to hold: | | |  | | +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | See Comment in Section 13.| |voting rights: | | |  | | +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |13. Additional information: | This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme | |  |Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension | | |Scheme, which is the ultimate parent undertaking| | |for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e). | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |14. Contact name: |Valerie Davidson (v.davidson@hermes.co.uk) | |  | | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:|020 7680 2177 | |  | | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ [HUG#1393541]

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