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Director's Dealing • Oct 16, 2019

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RNS Number : 1101Q

Royal Mail PLC

16 October 2019

Royal Mail plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

Company Number: 8680755

LSE Share Code: RMG

ISIN:  GB00BDVZYZ77

LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

16 October 2019

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

Royal Mail plc (the 'Company') was notified by Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, the Trustee of the Company's Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan'), that it made purchases on 15 October 2019 on behalf of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMR). The Trustee purchased ordinary shares and awarded matching shares, as part of the Company's monthly Partnership and Matching Scheme as set out in the notification form below.

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Sally Ashford

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Human Resources Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Royal Mail plc

b)

LEI

213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

4

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc

GB00BDVZYZ77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of Sally Ashford by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Partnership shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	47
Matching shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	2

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

49

£2.138974

e)

Date of the transaction

15 October 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

James Rietkerk

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

GLS, Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Royal Mail plc

b)

LEI

213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

4

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc

GB00BDVZYZ77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of James Rietkerk by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Partnership shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	47
Matching shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	2

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

49

£2.138974

e)

Date of the transaction

15 October 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Stuart Simpson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Royal Mail plc

b)

LEI

213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

4

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc

GB00BDVZYZ77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of Stuart Simpson by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Partnership shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	47
Matching shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	2

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

49

£2.138974

e)

Date of the transaction

15 October 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Mel Tomlin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief of Staff

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Royal Mail plc

b)

LEI

213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

4

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of £0.01 each in Royal Mail plc

GB00BDVZYZ77

b)

Nature of the transaction

Partnership and Matching Shares purchased on behalf of Mel Tomlin by Equiniti Share plan Trustees as the Trustee of the Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

	Price(s)	Volume(s)
Partnership shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	47
Matching shares	£2.138974 per ordinary share	2

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

49

£2.138974

e)

Date of the transaction

15 October 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations

Catherine Nash

Phone: 020 7449 8183

Email: investorrelations@royalmail.com 

Media Relations 

Beth Longcroft

Phone: 07435 768 549

Email: beth.longcroft@royalmail.com 

Royal Mail press office out of hours: 020 7449 8246

Company Secretary

Mark Amsden

Phone: 0207 449 8289

Email: cosec@royalmail.com  

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