Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jonathan Nicholls

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Shaftesbury PLC

b)

LEI

213800N7LHKFNTDKAT98

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 25p

Identification code

GB0007990962

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1,036.20p

20,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

20,000

- Price

£207,240.00

e)

Date of the transaction

2 January 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London