GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC ('GPG' or the 'Company') Dealings by Directors of GPG plc and by 'Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility'

GPG announces that the following directors of GPG have dealt in shares of the Company: Mike Clasper bought 620,000 shares in GPG on 1 September 2014 at an average price of
31.574 pence per share. Mike Clasper now holds a total of 1,490,000 shares in GPG
representing 0.11% of the Company's total voting rights.
Ruth Anderson bought 100,000 shares in GPG on 1 September 2014 at an average price of 31.567 pence per share. Ruth Anderson now holds a total of 100,000 shares in GPG representing 0.01% of the Company's total voting rights.
The following directors of Coats plc, deemed 'Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility' for the purposes of the UK Listing Rules and the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rules, have also dealt in shares of the Company:
Paul Forman bought 310,000 shares in GPG on 1 September 2014 at an average price of
31.574 pence per share. Paul Forman now holds a total of 310,000 shares in GPG
representing 0.02% of the Company's total voting rights.
Richard Howes bought 200,000 shares in GPG on 1 September 2014 at an average price of 31.632 pence per share. Richard Howes now holds a total of 200,000 shares in GPG representing 0.01% of the Company's total voting rights.
All the transactions above were carried out in the United Kingdom.
Prism Cosec Company Secretary Guinness Peat Group plc Tel: +44 20 3008 6446

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