NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

Fairpoint Group plc (FRP) Fairpoint Group plc: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 04-Aug-2016 / 08:00 CET/CEST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. For filings with the FCA include the annex   For filings with issuer exclude the annex     TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i   1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii Fairpoint Group Plc   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 No An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):   No   3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii Invesco Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv   5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 08 July 2016 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 July 2016 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii 5%   8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights x Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares GB0032360280 2,248,900 2,248,900     2,296,500   5.03%   B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights             C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument 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 2,296,500 5.03%   9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Invesco Advisers, Inc. - 2,296,500   Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Invesco Limited 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A   13. Additional information:   14. Contact name: Philippa Holmes 15. Contact telephone number: 01491 417 447

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Language:	English
ISIN:	GB0032360280
Category Code:	HOL
TIDM:	FRP
Sequence Number:	3293
Time of Receipt:	03-Aug-2016 / 19:07 CET/CEST

End of Announcement	EQS News Service

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