Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Paul John Thomas Gilbert

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

The Gym Group plc

b)

LEI

213800VCU9TBANZIN455

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each

ISIN: GB00BZBX0P70

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

12/10/2017 (London)

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON