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REL: 0831 HRS Coats Group plc

RELINT: COA: Director/PDMR Shareholding

7 May 2015

Coats Group plc
('Coats' or the 'Company')

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons

The Company was notified on 7 May 2015, that the following PDMR acquired an
interest over ordinary shares of ?0.05 each in Coats. The transactions were
carried out in the UK.

The details of the transaction were as follows:

Name: Nicholas Bull
Purchase Date: 7 May 2015
Number of Shares Acquired: 250,000
Percentage of Issued Share Capital: 0.02%
Purchase Price: ?0.29

Nicholas Bull now holds a total of 250,000 shares in Coats representing 0.02%
of the Company's total voting rights.

This disclosure is made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's
Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4.

Stuart Morgan
Company Secretary
7 May 2015

Enquiry details

UK media: Richard Mountain +44 20 3727 1374
New Zealand and Australian media: Geoff Senescall +64 9 309 5659
Investors: Jaideep Thatai +44 20 8210 5086
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