For Immediate Release 1 May 2018

Majestic Wine PLC

('Majestic')

Issue of deferred consideration shares

Director/PDMR Shareholdings

The Board of Majestic Wine PLC are pleased to announce that Naked Wines has again met in full the Return on Investment performance conditions relating to the deferred contingent consideration for the second year of the acquisition earn-out period.

In line with the timing and amounts outlined in the 2015 acquisition agreement, 498,071 new ordinary shares of 7.5p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') have now been issued to 43 members of Naked Wines management through an Employee Benefit Trust.

Six PDMR's (Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities) are included in the 43 members of the management team and have notified the Company of the following transactions, to cover tax and national insurance liabilities:

Name

Title

Number of Ordinary Shares awarded

Number of Ordinary Shares sold to cover tax liabilities

Sale price per Ordinary Share

Total number of Ordinary Shares held

James Crawford

Chief Financial Officer

53,614

25,255

£4.37

74,156

Derek Hardy

Chief Technology Officer

85,729

36,145

£4.37

135,732

Eamon Fitzgerald

Managing Director Naked Wines UK

70,547

33,230

£4.37

67,879

Greg Banbury

Managing Director Naked Wines Australia

32,707

0

0

48,920

Nick Devlin*

Managing Director Naked Wines USA

22,500

9,003

£4.37

15,914

Joshua Lincoln

Managing Director Majestic Retail

10,814

4,190

£4.37

13,521

*Nick Devlin's holdings comprise Direct and Indirect Interests

In addition, following the satisfaction of performance criteria, an additional third of the following PDMR's consideration shares that were issued at the time of the acquisition in 2015 but were restricted from being traded, have now become unrestricted:

Name

Title

Number of Ordinary Shares unrestricted

Total number of Ordinary Shares held

Rowan Gormley

Chief Executive Officer

1,724,345

4,528,881

Derek Hardy

Chief Technology Officer

9,853

135,675

Greg Banbury

Managing Director Naked Wines Australia

8,106

48,920

The notifications below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulations.

For further information, please contact:

Majestic Wine PLC

Rowan Gormley, Chief Executive Officer

James Crawford, Chief Financial Officer

Gabriella Clinkard, Public & Investor Relations

Tel: 01923 298 200

Tel: 07891 206239

gabby.clinkard@majestic.co.uk

Investec (NOMAD & Joint Broker)

Garry Levin / David Flin / David Anderson/Carlton Nelson

Tel: 0207 597 5970

Liberum (Joint Broker)

Peter Tracey / Richard Bootle

Tel: 020 3100 2222

MAJESTIC WINE PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

James Crawford

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Majestic Wine PLC

b)

LEI

213800IYPFIRRQQE9R62

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

Ordinary Shares of 7.5p

GB00B021F836

b)

Nature of the transaction

1) Vesting of Naked Wines acquisition incentive award shares

2) Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and National Insurance liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1) Nil

2) GBP 4.37

1) Shares awarded: 53,614

2) Shares sold: 25,255

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2 ) 25,255

2 ) 437p

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market

MAJESTIC WINE PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Derek Hardy

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Technology Officer

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Majestic Wine PLC

b)

LEI

213800IYPFIRRQQE9R62

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

Ordinary Shares of 7.5p

GB00B021F836

b)

Nature of the transaction

1) Vesting of Naked Wines acquisition incentive award shares

2) Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and National Insurance liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1) Nil

2) GBP4.37

1) Shares awarded: 85,729

2) Shares sold: 36,145

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2 ) 36,145

2 ) 437p

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market

MAJESTIC WINE PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Eamon Fitzgerald

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Managing Director, Naked Wines UK

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Majestic Wine PLC

b)

LEI

213800IYPFIRRQQE9R62

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

Ordinary Shares of 7.5p

GB00B021F836

b)

Nature of the transaction

1) Vesting of Naked Wines acquisition incentive award shares

2) Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and National Insurance liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1) Nil

2) GBP 4.37

1) Shares awarded: 70,547

2) Shares sold: 33,230

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2 ) 33,230

2 ) 437p

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market

MAJESTIC WINE PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Greg Banbury

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Managing Director, Naked Wines Australia

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Majestic Wine PLC

b)

LEI

213800IYPFIRRQQE9R62

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

Ordinary Shares of 7.5p

GB00B021F836

b)

Nature of the transaction

1) Vesting of Naked Wines acquisition incentive award shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1) Nil

1) Shares awarded:32,707

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

1) 32,707

1) Nil

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market

MAJESTIC WINE PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Nick Devlin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Managing Director, Naked Wines USA

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Majestic Wine PLC

b)

LEI

213800IYPFIRRQQE9R62

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

Ordinary Shares of 7.5p

GB00B021F836

b)

Nature of the transaction

1) Vesting of Naked Wines acquisition incentive award shares

2) Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and National Insurance liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1)Nil

2)GBP 4.37

1)Shares awarded:22,500

2)Shares sold: 9,003

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2 ) 9,003

2 ) 437p

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market

MAJESTIC WINE PLC

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Joshua Lincoln

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Managing Director, Majestic Retail

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Majestic Wine PLC

b)

LEI

213800IYPFIRRQQE9R62

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

Ordinary Shares of 7.5p

GB00B021F836

b)

Nature of the transaction

1)Vesting of Naked Wines acquisition incentive award shares

2)Sale of Ordinary Shares to meet tax and National Insurance liabilities

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1)Nil

2) GBP 4.37

1)Shares awarded:10,814

2)Shares sold: 4,190

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2 ) 4,190

2 ) 437p

e)

Date of the transaction

30 April 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON); AIM Market

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