Director/PDMR Shareholding

Laird PLC (the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that Restricted Share awards comprising ordinary shares of nominal value 28.125 pence each of Laird PLC subject to conditions have been granted under the Company's Annual Performance Incentive Scheme (the "Plan") to David Lockwood and Tony Quinlan, who are both directors of the Company, on 3 June 2016 in London.

The Restricted Share awards represent one-third of the annual bonus payment for the 2015 Financial Year, as previously disclosed in the 2015 Directors' Remuneration Report, and will normally vest on 7 March 2019.

The Restricted Share awards were acquired by the two individuals for nil consideration and are not subject to any further performance conditions and have been granted in accordance with the Company's approved Directors' Remuneration Policy and the Rules of the Plan.

* The number of Restricted Shares was calculated using the 30 calendar day average share price to 31 December 2015 in accordance with the Rules of the Plan of £3.5399.

** Where the Vesting of a Restricted Share award is prevented by any Dealing Restriction, the Vesting of the Restricted Share award shall be delayed until the Dealing Restriction no longer prevents it.

Following the above awards the directors' total holding and percentage holding following notification:

^ These numbers include the number of Restricted Award shares acquired, which are subject to restrictions until 7 March 2019.

This notification is made under the notification obligation in rule 3.1.4 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This announcement follows notifications under Rule 3.1.2 on 3 June 2016.

J G du Plessis

020 7468 4040

6 June 2016