Form 8 (OPD) Daily Mail and General Trust plc

FORM 8 (OPD) PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Identity of the party to the offer making Daily Mail and General Trustthe disclosure: Plc (b) Owner or controller of interests and shortpositions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies isinsufficient (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to Daily Mail and General Trustwhose relevant securities this form relates: Plc Use a separate form for each party to theoffer (d) Is the party to the offer making the OFFEREEdisclosure the offeror or the offeree? (e) Date position held: 5 July 2013 (f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is NOit today disclosing, under the Code in respectof any other party to this offer? 2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror orofferee to which the disclosure relates Class of relevant security: `A' ordinary non-voting shares (ISIN number GB0009457366) Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevantsecurities ownedand/or controlled: (2) Derivatives(other thanoptions): (3) Options andagreements topurchase/sell: TOTAL: Class of relevant security: Ordinary voting shares (ISIN number GB0009458117) Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevantsecurities ownedand/or controlled: (2) Derivatives(other thanoptions): (3) Options andagreements topurchase/sell: TOTAL: All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchaseor sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (OpenPositions). Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financialcollateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). (b) Rights to subscribe for new securities Class of relevant security inrelation to which subscription rightexists: Details, including nature of therights concerned and relevantpercentages: If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than oneclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copytable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevantsecurity. (c) Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by theparty to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert withit (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code): 3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKINGTHE DISCLOSURE Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any personacting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure: `A' ordinary non-voting shares (ISIN number GB0009457366) % of Total `A' ordinary non-voting shares M W H Morgan 1,108,246 0.3% D J Verey 15,000 0.0% S W Daintith 2,907 0.0% D M M Dutton 269,884 0.1% P M Dacre 37,861 0.0% K J Beatty 54,784 0.0% Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any personacting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure: Ordinary voting shares (ISIN number GB0009458117) % of Total Ordinary voting shares M W H Morgan 764 0.0% D J Verey 6,500 0.0% If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than oneclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copytable 3 for each additional class of relevant security. Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchaseor sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (OpenPositions). Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financialcollateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). 4. OTHER INFORMATION (a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement orunderstanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which maybe an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party tothe offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" none (b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options orderivatives Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting inconcert with it, and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevantsecurities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" none (c) Attachments Are any Supplemental Forms attached? Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) NO Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) NO Date of disclosure: 5 July 2013 Contact name: Fran Sallas Telephone number: 0203 615 2904 Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a RegulatoryInformation Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel [email protected]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is availablefor consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on+44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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