Transaction in Own Shares

7th Dec 2011 17:46

7 December, 2011 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in Own Shares

DMGT announces that it has today acquired 200,000 'A' Ordinary Non Voting shares at a price of £3.953455 per share in order to match recent option grants under the DMGT Executive Bonus Scheme. The shares acquired will be held in Treasury.

Following the purchase, the total number of 'A' Ordinary Non Voting Shares held in treasury is 9,928,174 and the total number of 'A' Ordinary Non Voting Shares in issue after deducting shares held in treasury is 362,896,474.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Nicholas Jennings: 020 7938 6625

Daily Mail and General Trust plcNorthcliffe House, 2 Derry Street,London, W8 5TTTel 020 7938 6000Fax 020 7938 4626www.dmgt.co.uk

Registered in England and Wales No. 184594

XLON

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