29 September 2016

MJ Gleeson Plc

("the Company")

Notification of Transaction by Director

In accordance with DTR 3.1 and Article 19 of The Market Abuse Regulation, the Company announces that it was notified on 28 September 2016 that North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, part of Harwood Capital LLP, to which Christopher Mills, Director of the Company is a beneficiary, sold 1,000,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 600 pence per Ordinary Share. As a consequence of this transaction Mr. Mills' is directly and indirectly interested, including those held by Related Persons, in 10,055,000 shares:

Shareholder

Shares Sold

Total held now

Percentage of Issued Share Capital

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

1,000,000

8,000,000

14.78%

Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd

0

2,000,000

3.70%

Roy Nominees

0

55,000

0.10%

Total

10,055,000

18.58%

Following the above disposal, his current shareholding, including those held by Related Persons, is as follows:

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ('CAP')

a)

Name

Christopher Mills

b)

Position / status

Director

c)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

2.

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

Ordinary Shares of £0.02 each

b)

Nature of the transaction

Disposal via indirect holding through North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, part of Harwood Capital LLP.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

600 pence per share

1,000,000 shares

Note: this was a single transaction.

d)

Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price

Not applicable - single transaction.

e)

Date of the transaction

28 September 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Enquiries:

S Allanson

Chief Financial Officer

MJ Gleeson plc Tel: 01142 612900

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