Transaction in Own Shares

13 January 2014 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT has today transferred out of treasury 9,233 A Ordinary Non-Voting shares(A Shares) at a price of £9.725 in order to make an award of shares to meet thevesting of a transition award to a participant in the DMGT Long Term IncentivePlan. The share price was that at the close of business on Thursday 2 January2014 in accordance with the Plan Rules. Following this transfer, the total number of A Shares held in treasury is20,298,415 and the total number of A Shares in issue after deducting sharesheld in treasury is 353,510,618. 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 7938 6000 Fax 020 7938 4626 www.dmgt.co.uk Registered in England and Wales No. 184594