Transaction in Own Shares (1156147)

 
 Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) 
Transaction in Own Shares 
 
17-Dec-2020 / 17:50 GMT/BST 
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17 December 2020 
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                  Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) 
 
                         Transaction in own shares 
 
   DMGT announces that on 17 December 2020 it transferred 138,677 A Ordinary 
  Non-Voting Shares (A Shares) out of Treasury at a price of GBP7.38 per share 
         to match obligations to provide shares to option holders of its RMS 
    subsidiary who had acquired them as a result of exercising their options 
                                                under its stock option plan. 
 
    Simultaneous with the transfer out of Treasury of these shares, DMGT has 
 acquired from Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited 138,677 A Shares at 
            a price of GBP7.38. The shares purchased will be held in Treasury. 
 
  Following these transfers the total number of A Shares held in Treasury is 
  4,115,021 and the total number of A Shares in issue (excluding shares held 
                                         as Treasury shares) is 210,798,306. 
 
Name of contact and telephone number for queries: 
 
Fran Sallas, DMGT Company Secretary: [phone] 
 
                              IMPORTANT NOTICE 
 
  This announcement and the information contained herein are for information 
         purposes only and do not constitute or form part of any offer or an 
  invitation to acquire or dispose of or sell securities in any jurisdiction 
   and in particular the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or in any 
      other jurisdiction in which such an offer or invitation is unlawful or 
 require preparation of any prospectus or other offer documentation or would 
           be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or 
       qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any 
 failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the 
                                      securities laws of such jurisdictions. 
 
The distribution of this announcement and the offering or sale of the shares 
 in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken 
    by DMGT, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (CS), or any of their 
  respective affiliates that would, or which is intended to, permit a public 
    offer of the shares in any jurisdiction or possession or distribution of 
   this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to 
   the shares in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. 
   Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required by the 
      Banks to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. 
 
      CS is only acting with DMGT in connection with the matters referred to 
herein, and no one else, and will not be responsible to anyone other than to 
DMGT for providing the protections offered to clients of CS, nor will CS nor 
     any of its respective affiliates be responsible for providing advice in 
  relation to the Placement or the contents of this announcement. CS and its 
  affiliates may participate in the share sale on a proprietary basis. CS is 
      authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the 
   Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. This 
 statement does not seek to limit or exclude responsibilities or liabilities 
         which may arise under the FSMA or the regulatory regime established 
                                                                 thereunder. 
 
No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, 
or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted 
CS or by any of its respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, 
   the accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or 
  oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested 
 party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed. 
 
ISIN:           GB00BJQZC279 
Category Code:  POS 
TIDM:           DMGT 
LEI Code:       4OFD47D73QFJ1T1MOF29 
OAM Categories: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares 
Sequence No.:   89907 
EQS News ID:    1156147 
 
End of Announcement EQS News Service 
 
 

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December 17, 2020 12:50 ET (17:50 GMT)