Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITIESAND CONNECTED PERSONS GKN plc (`the Company') has been notified that on 20 April 2015 RichardParry-Jones sold 10,000 ordinary shares in the Company (0.0006% of the issuedshare capital of the Company) on the London Stock Exchange at a price of£3.650015 per share. As the result of the above transaction, the shareholding of ProfessorParry-Jones and his connected persons, in GKN is as follows: Shares held % of issued Non-executive Directors' share capital shareholding requirement % of fees % of fees required held 10,000 0.0006% 30% 60.93%

This announcement is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R (1).