Transaction in Own Shares

18 December 2014 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT (`the Company') announces that on 18 December 2014 it transferred1,063,385 A Ordinary Non-Voting Shares (`A Shares') out of treasury at a priceof £8.035 per share to match obligations to provide shares to minorityshareholders of its Risk Management Solutions subsidiary who had acquired themas a result of exercising their stock options under its scheme. The share pricewas that at the close of business on Thursday 18 December 2014. Simultaneous with the transfer out of treasury of these shares, DMGT hasacquired from Numis Securities Limited 1,063,385 A Shares at a price of £8.035.The shares purchased will be held in treasury. Following these transfers the total number of A Shares held in treasury is5,000,000 and the total number of A Shares in issue (excluding shares held astreasury shares) is 346,249,795. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Fran Sallas, DMGT Assistant Company Secretary: 020 3615 2904 Daily Mail and General Trust plc Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT www.dmgt.com Registered in England and Wales No. 184594