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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | | |issuer | Quadnetics Group plc | |of existing shares to which voting rights are | | |attached: ii | | +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+----------+ |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 |BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as | |the |trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See | |notification obligation: iii |Section 13 for further information. | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) |N/A | |(if different from 3.):iv | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on| | |which the threshold is crossed or | 22 March 2010| |reached: v | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 23 March 2010| +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|5% | |reached:vi, vii | | +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Notified details: | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | +------------+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering | |of |to the triggering |transaction | |shares |transaction | | | +---------+-----------+----------+---------------------+---------------+ |if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of  voting | |using |of |of |of shares |rights |rightsx | |the ISIN | ares |Vo ing +----------+---------+-----------+------+--------+ |CODE | |Rights |Direct |Directxi |Indirectxii|Direct|Indirect| +------------+---------+-----------+----------+---------+-----------+------+--------+ |0715683 | | | | | | | | | |1,078,346|1,078,346 |1,028,346 |1,028,346|N/A |5.853%|N/A | |GB0007156838| | | | | | | | +------------+---------+-----------+----------+---------+-----------+------+--------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +--------------+----------+--------------------+----------------------+-------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |datexiii |Conversion Periodxiv|rights that may be |rights | |instrument | | |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ converted. | | +--------------+----------+--------------------+----------------------+-------------+ |  |  |  |  |  | +--------------+----------+--------------------+----------------------+-------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial | |Instrumentsxv, xvi | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------+ |Type of |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting | |financial |price |datexvii |Conversion |rights instrument |rightsxix, xx | |instrument | | |periodxviii|refers to |  | | | | | |  | | +-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------------------+-------+------+ | | | | |  |Nominal|Delta | |  |  |  |  |  +-------+------+ | | | | | |  |  | +-------------+--------+----------+-----------+----------------------+-------+------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ |Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ |1,028,346 |5.853% | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | N/A| +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Proxy Voting: | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |10. Name of the proxy holder: |See Comment in Section 13. | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | | |cease |See Comment in Section 13. | |to hold: | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | | |hold |See Comment in Section 13. | |voting rights: | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ | |The disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme | |13. Additional information: |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| | | <mailto:v.davidson@hermes.co.uk>)| +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ |15. Contact telephone number:| 020 7680 2177| +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ [HUG#1396739]

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