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Exova Group PLC

16 April 2014

Admission to Trading

NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

16 April 2014

Exova Group plc

Admission to Trading on the London Stock Exchange

Further to its announcement on 11 April 2014, Exova Group plc ("Exova" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its entire ordinary share capital of 250,000,000 ordinary shares has today been admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities under the ticker "EXO".

Enquiries

Exova Group plc +44 (0) 207 240 2486

Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer

Anne Thorburn, Chief Financial Officer

Joint Global Co-ordinators, Joint Sponsors and Joint Bookrunners

Credit Suisse +44 (0) 207 888 8888

Jon Grussing

Jens Haas

Nick Koemtzopoulos

Michael Taylor

Goldman Sachs International +44 (0) 207 774 1000

Richard Cormack

Anthony Gutman

Alex Garner

Duncan Stewart

Joint Bookrunner

Barclays +44 (0) 207 623 2323

Richard Probert

Mark Astaire

Alex de Souza

Ben West

Financial Adviser to Exova

Rothschild +44 (0) 207 280 5000

Adam Young

Alistair Allen

Public Relations

StockWell Communications +44 (0) 207 240 2486

Anthony Silverman

Zoë Watt

This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and not a prospectus. Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the Prospectus published by Exova in connection with the admission of its Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the main market for listed securities of London Stock Exchange. A copy of the Prospectus will be available on the Company's website at www.exova.com/ipo.

This announcement is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire, securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction, including in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. References in this announcement to "Exova" or the "Group" mean the Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings following a pre-IPO reorganisation.

Neither this announcement nor the information contained herein is for publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Columbia) or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. The Offer or distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with Admission and the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in the United States unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act. The offer and sale of securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the Shares in Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan.

This announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC), as amended ("Qualified Investors"). In addition, in the United Kingdom, this announcement is addressed and directed only at Qualified Investors who (i) are persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (ii) are persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, and (iii) to persons to whom it may otherwise be lawful to communicate it to (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons in the United Kingdom and Qualified Investors in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, and will be engaged in only with such persons. Other persons should not rely or act upon this announcement or any of its contents.

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