Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Paul Taaffe

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

HUNTSWORTH PLC

b)

LEI

213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771

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, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Huntsworth plc

Identification code

GB00B0CRWK29

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of a conditional nil-cost share award over Company shares with a market value equivalent to £600,000 at the Date of Grant, under The Huntsworth Long Term Incentive Plan 2016. The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing middle-market share price on the dealing day before the Date of Grant, being 40.75 pence per share. Vesting is subject to meeting performance conditions relating to earnings per share and relative total shareholder return. Subject to satisfying the relevant performance conditions, the award will normally vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

1,472,392

d)

Aggregated information

Not applicable - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

21 March 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Neil Jones

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

HUNTSWORTH PLC

b)

LEI

213800VWB9DDVXF1Q771

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, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Huntsworth plc

Identification code

GB00B0CRWK29

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of a nil-cost share award over Company shares with a market value equivalent to £350,000 at the Date of Grant, under The Huntsworth Long Term Incentive Plan 2016. The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing middle-market share price on the dealing day before the Date of Grant, being 40.75 pence per share. Vesting is subject to meeting performance conditions relating to earnings per share and relative total shareholder return. Subject to satisfying the relevant performance conditions, the award will normally vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant and can be exercised for a period of seven years from the vesting date.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

858,895

d)

Aggregated information

Not applicable - single transaction

- Aggregated volume

- Price

e)

Date of the transaction

21 March 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue

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