Transaction in Own Shares

29th May 2012 09:54

29 May, 2012 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares

DMGT has today transferred out of treasury 40,000 'A' Ordinary Non-Voting shares at a price of £3.964 in order to make an award of shares to meet the vesting of a transition award made on 27 April 2009 to a participant in the DMGT Long Term Incentive Plan. The share price was that at the close of business on Monday 28 May, 2012.

Following this transfer, the total number of 'A' Ordinary Non Voting Shares held in treasury is 10,188,174 and the total number of 'A' Ordinary Non Voting Shares in issue after deducting shares held in treasury is 362,817,474.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

N D Jennings, DMGT Company Secretary: 020 3615 2905

Daily Mail and General Trust plc Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT Tel 020 7938 6000 Fax 020 7938 4626 www.dmgt.co.uk Registered in England and Wales No. 184594

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Related Shares:

DMGT.L