UBM plc                                    

                       Director Shareholdings - Grant of Awards                    

                                     4 March 2016                                  

    On 3 March 2016, UBM plc ("UBM" or the "Company") was notified of the following
    transaction in its ordinary shares of 10p each ("Shares") by Directors of UBM. 

    Performance Share Plan

    On 3 March 2016, awards were granted to the Directors of the Company under the
    UBM 2014 Performance Share Plan ("PSP") as shown below. The number of Shares
    awarded was calculated by reference to a price of £5.88, being the average of
    the Company's middle market closing price for a Share for the five consecutive
    dealing days commencing on 25 February 2016.

    The Directors will become entitled to receive the Shares after a period of
    three years, subject to continued employment with UBM and to the achievement of
    a number of performance conditions relating to growth in Earnings per Share;
    Return on Average Capital Employed; and relative Total Shareholder Return. The
    number of Shares shown below represents the maximum that may be acquired if all
    performance conditions are achieved in full. 

    Name of Director                            No. of shares             
                                                                          
    Tim Cobbold                                    191,683                
                                                                          
    Marina Wyatt                                   114,795                

    Deferred Bonus Plan

    On 3 March 2016, in accordance with the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan, the
    Directors listed in the table below acquired an interest in further Shares
    following the investment of a portion of their bonus entitlement for the year
    ended 31 December 2015. The numbers of Shares (as set out in the table), were
    calculated by reference to a price of £5.88, being the average of the Company's
    middle market closing price for a Share for the five consecutive dealing days
    commencing on 25 February 2016. The Directors will become entitled to receive
    the Shares after a period of three years, subject to continued employment with
    UBM.

    Name of director                            No. of shares             
                                                                          
    Tim Cobbold                                    32,898                 
                                                                          
    Marina Wyatt                                    6,069                 

    This announcement is made following notifications made in accordance with
    Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2R.

    The transaction was carried out in London.

    --ENDS-

    Enquiries to:

    Ellie Klonarides, Deputy Company Secretary

    UBM plc

    Tel: +44 (0) 20 921 5000