4 August 2020

QinetiQ Group plc (the "Company")

Block Listing Application

QinetiQ Group plc announces that a listing application has today been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of 2,500,000 ordinary shares of one pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to be admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority  and admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

The Ordinary Shares are expected to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange on 7 August 2020.

These shares will be issued to satisfy awards of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the 2017 QinetiQ Group plc Incentive Plan.

When issued, these Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.

For further information, please contact:

Jon Messent

Company Secretary

QinetiQ Group plc

+44 (0) 1252 392000

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