Transaction in Own Shares

17 March 2015 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT has today transferred out of treasury 249,987 A Ordinary Non-Voting shares(A Shares) at a price of £8.74 in order to make an award of shares to matchobligations under the dmg information subsidiary share option plan. The shareprice was that at the close of business on Tuesday 17 March 2015. Simultaneous with the transfer out of treasury of these shares, DMGT hasacquired from Numis Securities Limited 249,987 A Shares at a price of £8.74.The shares purchased will be held in treasury. Following this transfer, the total number of A Shares held in treasury is7,210,399 and the total number of A Shares in issue after deducting shares heldin treasury is 343,818,536. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Fran Sallas, Deputy Company Secretary, DMGT: 020 3615 2904 Daily Mail and General Trust plc Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London, W8 5TT Tel 020 3615 0000 Fax 020 7938 4626 www.dmgt.com Registered in England and Wales No. 184594