Royal Mail PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0572M)

TIDMRMG

RNS Number : 0572M

Royal Mail PLC

15 January 2016

15 January 2016

Royal Mail plc

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") and Connected Persons

Royal Mail plc (the "Company") received notification on 14 January 2016 that the Directors and PDMRs listed below acquired ordinary shares of one pence each in the capital of the Company as a result of their participation in the Royal Mail Dividend Re-Investment Plan. The transactions completed in London on 14 January 2016 and the price paid per ordinary share was GBP4.46. Further details are set out below:

 
 Name               Position    Number of ordinary   Total holding 
                                 shares acquired      following notification 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 Derek Foster       PDMR        51                   4,145* 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 Nicholas Horler    Director    51                   3,313** 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 Paul Murray        Director    51                   15,617** 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 Orna Ni-Chionna    Director    51                   3,313** 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 Gary Simpson       PDMR        26                   2,488*** 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 Stuart Simpson     PDMR        51                   4,145* 
-----------------  ----------  -------------------  ------------------------ 
 

*The total holding includes 103 Free Shares awarded on 5 October 2015 at nil cost and 89 ordinary shares awarded on 3 August 2015 as a result of their participation in the Royal Mail Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The purchase price was GBP5.02p per share and the transactions took place in London.

** The total holding includes 89 ordinary shares awarded on 3 August 2015 as a result of their participation in the Royal Mail Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The purchase price was GBP5.02p per share and the transactions took place in London.

*** The total holding includes 103 Free Shares awarded on 5 October 2015 at nil cost and 44 ordinary shares awarded on 3 August 2015 as a result of their participation in the Royal Mail Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The purchase price was GBP5.02p per share and the transactions took place in London.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R.

Home State

For the purposes of DTR 6.4.2R, the Home State of Royal Mail plc is the United Kingdom.

For more information contact:

Company Secretariat

Kulbinder Dosanjh

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Media

Beth Longcroft

Phone: [phone]

Mobile: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Royal Mail press office out of hours: 020 3338 1007

Investor Relations

Catherine Nash

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

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