Transaction in Own Shares

9 March 2015 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT has today transferred out of treasury 390,526 A Ordinary Non-Voting shares(A Shares) at a price of £8.480 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 Monday 9 March 2015. Simultaneous with the transfer out of treasury of these shares, DMGT hasacquired from Numis Securities Limited 390,526 A Shares at a price of £8.480.The shares purchased will be held in treasury. Following this transfer, the total number of A Shares held in treasury is6,668,319 and the total number of A Shares in issue after deducting shares heldin treasury is 344,360,616. 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