DAILY MAIL & GENERAL TRUST PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

                                                                  1 August 2014

                   DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC ("DMGT")

                           Transaction in Own Shares

DMGT ("the Company") announces that it purchased on 1 August 2014, through
Numis Securities Ltd, 75,404 A Ordinary Non-Voting shares (A Shares) at an
average price of £8.3263.

The lowest price paid was £8.2900 and the highest price paid was £8.3700.

The shares were purchased pursuant to the Company's share buy-back programme
announced on 22 November 2012 and in accordance with the authority granted by
shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 5 February 2014.

Following the above purchase, the Company holds 22,489,958 A Shares as treasury
shares. The total number of A Shares in issue (excluding shares held as
treasury shares) is 351,476,599.

Cumulative purchases to date under the buy-back programme amount to
approximately £89.7 million. This figure includes commission and stamp duty.

Name and contact for queries:

Fran Sallas, Assistant Company Secretary: 

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