HORNBY PLC

Hornby Plc ('Hornby', the 'Company'), the international models and collectibles group, announces that as a result of the mandatory unconditional cash offer made for the Company on 23 June 2017 by Phoenix UK Fund Ltd ('Phoenix') (the 'Offer'), the Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') announced in December 2016 was triggered, resulting in the vesting of the LTIP awards on the date on which the Offer became wholly unconditional.

Accordingly, certain awards have been made to participants of the LTIP as shown below:

PDMR

Number of shares in relation to which the LTIP award vested

Cash settlement amount determined by reference to 32.375 pence per share

Steve Cooke

222,543

£72,048

David Mulligan

62,312

£20,173

Red McKay

67,653

£21,902

Enquiries:

Hornby Plc

01843 233500

Steve Cooke, Chief Executive

David Mulligan, Group Finance Director

www.hornby.com

Numis Securities Limited

020 7260 1000

Oliver Cardigan (Nomad)

Paul Gillam

Tom Ballard

Capital Access Group

020 3763 3400

Scott Fulton

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steve Cooke

2

Reason for Notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Announcement

3

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

a)

Name

Hornby Plc

b)

LEI

549300WP2GJODSTKY488

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

Cash settlement of a right to otherwise receive 222,543 ordinary shares of Hornby Plc in connection with the exercise of a performance share award granted under the Hornby Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016

N/A

b)

Nature of the transaction

Cash settlement of a right to otherwise receive 222,543 ordinary shares of Hornby Plc in connection with the exercise of a performance share award granted on 20 December 2016 under the Hornby Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 following early vesting of the performance share award as a result of a mandatory cash offer made by Phoenix UK Fund Ltd to acquire the entire issued share capital of Hornby Plc.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.3237

222,543

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

222,543

£72,048

e)

Date of the transaction

21 July 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

David Mulligan

2

Reason for Notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Announcement

3

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

a)

Name

Hornby Plc

b)

LEI

549300WP2GJODSTKY488

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

Cash settlement of a right to otherwise receive 62,312 ordinary shares of Hornby Plc in connection with the exercise of a performance share award granted under the Hornby Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016

N/A

b)

Nature of the transaction

Cash settlement of a right to otherwise receive 62,312 ordinary shares of Hornby Plc in connection with the exercise of a performance share award granted on 20 December 2016 under the Hornby Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 following early vesting of the performance share award as a result of a mandatory cash offer made by Phoenix UK Fund Ltd to acquire the entire issued share capital of Hornby Plc.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.3237

62,312

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

62,312

£20,173

e)

Date of the transaction

21 July 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Red McKay

2

Reason for Notification

a)

Position/status

Supply Chain Director

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial Announcement

3

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

a)

Name

Hornby Plc

b)

LEI

549300WP2GJODSTKY488

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

Cash settlement of a right to otherwise receive 67,653 ordinary shares of Hornby Plc in connection with the exercise of a performance share award granted under the Hornby Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016

N/A

b)

Nature of the transaction

Cash settlement of a right to otherwise receive 67,653 ordinary shares of Hornby Plc in connection with the exercise of a performance share award granted on 20 December 2016 under the Hornby Plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 following early vesting of the performance share award as a result of a mandatory cash offer made by Phoenix UK Fund Ltd to acquire the entire issued share capital of Hornby Plc.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.3237

67,653

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

67,653

£21,902

e)

Date of the transaction

21 July 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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