Director/PDMR Shareholding

UBM PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

London, March 19

UBM plc

Notification of transactions of directors

UBM plc ("UBM") was notified on 18 March 2013 of the followingdealings in its ordinary shares ("Shares") by directors of UBM.

1. Vesting of awards

Awards made on 17 March 2010 to David Levin and Robert Gray under

the Bonus Investment Plan ("BIP") and Performance Share Plan ("PSP") vested on

17 March 2013 as shown in the table below. Each plan had performance targets

linked to relative TSR performance versus peer group. All shares would vest if

UBM's relative total shareholder return ("TSR") versus peer group exceeded

median by 10% per annum during the period 2010-2012: UBM's TSR outperformed

median by 8.25% resulting in vesting of 86.9% of the awards. The remaining

13.1% of the awards lapsed.

On 18 March 2013 38,430 Shares (including Shares representing

accrued dividends) were transferred to Robert Gray following the above vesting

and were sold at 710.88 pence per share.

2. Purchase of Shares

On 18 March 2013 Dame Helen Alexander, Chairman, purchased 2,000

Shares at 712.26 pence per Share. As a result of this dealing Dame Helen's

overall beneficial shareholding is 5,596 Shares, representing 0.002% of issued

On 18 March 2013 David Levin and Robert Gray invested in aggregate

£365,618 of their bonus entitlements for the year ended 31 December 2012 to

acquire an interest in Shares as listed below. The acquisition price, which

under the rules of the BIP is the Share price at the start of 2012 (being the

performance period in respect of which the bonus was earned), was 476.16

pence. The executive directors will become entitled to receive the Deferred

Bonus Shares after a period of 3 years, subject to their continued employment

Awards were made to executive directors on 18 March 2013 under the

PSP as shown below. The number of Shares awarded was calculated by reference

to a price of 721.00 pence, being the average market value of Shares for the 3

trading days prior to the award. The executive directors will become entitled

to receive the Shares after a period of 3 years, subject to continued

employment with the UBM Group and to the achievement of relative TSR targets

by reference to a peer group. The number of Shares shown below represents the

maximum that may be acquired, if UBM's TSR exceeds the median TSR of its peer

group by at least 10% per annum over the 3 year period.

5. Total number of Share awards held

The total number of awards held by the executive directors under

UBM's share plans following the above notification is as follows:-

David Levin holds options over 1,355,627 Shares (of which 406,107

have vested or are subject only to continued employment, and 949,520 are

required to meet performance conditions).

Robert Gray holds options and conditional awards over 640,158

Shares (of which 75,347 are subject only to continued employment, and 564,811

are required to meet performance conditions).