Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT)
Daily Mail and General Trust plc: Director/PDMR Shareholding
02-Apr-2019 / 15:35 GMT/BST
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NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
Daily Mail and General Trust plc
("DMGT" or the "Company")
2 April 2019
Further to the announcement dated 1 April 2019 regarding the conversion of certain A Shares into B Shares and C Shares in connection with the distribution of Euromoney shares and £200m in cash, DMGT announces that certain A Shares held by persons discharging managerial responsibilities in respect of DMGT, and persons closely associated with them, have been converted into B Shares or C Shares. All defined terms used herein have the same meaning as in the shareholder circular published on 5 March 2019 (the "Circular") unless otherwise stated.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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P A Zwillenberg
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive Officer
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Daily Mail and General Trust plc
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b)
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LEI
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4OFD47D73QFJ1T1MOF29
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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(i) A Shares of 12.5 pence each
(ii) B Shares of 12.5 pence each
(i) GB00BJQZC279
(ii) GB00BJQZC386
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Conversion of 46.40921% of A Shares held directly or indirectly at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 into B Shares in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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N/A
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25,056 A Shares divided into A Shares and B Shares in the proportion of 53.59079 A Shares and 46.40921 B Shares for every 100 A Shares held at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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d)
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Aggregated information
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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Not applicable, single transaction.
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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1 April 2019
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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T G Collier
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Daily Mail and General Trust plc
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b)
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LEI
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4OFD47D73QFJ1T1MOF29
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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(i) A Shares of 12.5 pence each
(ii) B Shares of 12.5 pence each
(i) GB00BJQZC279
(ii) GB00BJQZC386
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Conversion of 46.40921% of A Shares held directly or indirectly at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 into B Shares in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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N/A
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202,534 A Shares divided into A Shares and B Shares in the proportion of 53.59079 A Shares and 46.40921 B Shares for every 100 A Shares held at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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d)
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Aggregated information
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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Not applicable, single transaction.
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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1 April 2019
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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K J Beatty
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Executive Director
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Daily Mail and General Trust plc
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b)
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LEI
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4OFD47D73QFJ1T1MOF29
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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(i) A Shares of 12.5 pence each
(ii) B Shares of 12.5 pence each
(i) GB00BJQZC279
(ii) GB00BJQZC386
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Conversion of 46.40921% of A Shares held directly or indirectly at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 into B Shares in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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N/A
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409,385 A Shares divided into A Shares and B Shares in the proportion of 53.59079 A Shares and 46.40921 B Shares for every 100 A Shares held at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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d)
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Aggregated information
-
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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Not applicable, single transaction.
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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1 April 2019
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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K A H Parry
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Non-Executive Director
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Daily Mail and General Trust plc
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b)
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LEI
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4OFD47D73QFJ1T1MOF29
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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(i) A Shares of 12.5 pence each
(ii) B Shares of 12.5 pence each
(i) GB00BJQZC279
(ii) GB00BJQZC386
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Conversion of 46.40921% of A Shares held directly or indirectly at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 into B Shares in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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N/A
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23,449 A Shares divided into A Shares and B Shares in the proportion of 53.59079 A Shares and 46.40921 B Shares for every 100 A Shares held at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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d)
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Aggregated information
-
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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Not applicable, single transaction.
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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1 April 2019
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Rothermere Continuation Limited, Rothermere Investments Limited, the WM Trust, the Rothermere Foundation and Lord Rothermere
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Rothermere Continuation Limited, Rothermere Investments Limited, the WM Trust and the Rothermere Foundation are persons closely associated with Lord Rothermere, Executive Chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust plc.
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b)
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Initial notification/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Daily Mail and General Trust plc
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b)
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LEI
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4OFD47D73QFJ1T1MOF29
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4
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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(i) A Ordinary Non-Voting Shares of 12.5 pence each
(ii) C Shares of 12.5 pence each
(i) GB00BJQZC279
(ii) N/A
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Conversion of 3.94622% of A Shares held directly or indirectly at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 into C Shares in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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N/A
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66,583,017 A Shares divided into A Shares and C Shares in the proportion of 96.05378 A Shares and 3.94622 C Shares for every 100 A Shares held at 8.00 a.m. on 1 April 2019 in accordance with the rounding principles and methodology described in the Circular
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d)
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Aggregated information
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Aggregated volume
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-
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Price
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Not applicable, single transaction.
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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1 April 2019
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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Name of officer responsible for making notification:
Fran Sallas, Company Secretary DMGT, 0203 615 2904
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