Transaction in Own Shares

26 March 2014 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT has today transferred out of treasury 340,813 A Ordinary Non-Voting shares(A Shares) at a price of £9.660 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 25 March 2014. Following this transfer, the total number of A Shares held in treasury is19,956,381and the total number of A Shares in issue after deducting shares heldin treasury is 353,938,176. 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 Tel 020 3615 0000 Fax 020 7938 4626 www.dmgt.com

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