Transaction in Own Shares

18 December 2013 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (`DMGT') Transaction in own shares DMGT (`the Company') announces that on 18 December 2013 it transferred2,474,540 A Ordinary Non-Voting Shares (`A Shares') out of treasury at a priceof £9.1403 per share to match obligations to provide shares to minorityshareholders of its Risk Management Solutions subsidiary who had acquired themas a result of exercising their stock options under its scheme. Simultaneous with the transfer out of treasury of these shares, DMGT hasacquired from JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 2,474,540 A Shares at a price of £9.1403. The shares purchased will be held in treasury. Following these transfers the total number of A Shares held in treasury is20,307,648 and the total number of A Shares in issue (excluding shares held astreasury shares) is 353,501,385. 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 www.dmgt.com

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