NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by anissuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1.

Name of the issuer

2.

State whether the notification relates to (i) a

transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,

(ii) a disclosure made in accordance

LR 9.8.6R(1) or

(iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).


Vesuvius plc


(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R

3.

Name of person discharging managerial

responsibilities/director

4.

State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person


Chris O'Shea


Notification relates to a person connection with the Director named in 3, Chris O'Shea; the connected person is Mrs Stacey O'Shea

5.

Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

6.

Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares


Notification is in respect of the person referred to in 4, Mrs Stacey O'Shea


Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each

7.

Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

8.

State the nature of the transaction


Halifax Sharedealing Limited


Sale of shares

9.

Number of shares, debentures or financial

instruments relating to shares acquired

10.

Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


-


-

11.

Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

12.

Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


60,000 Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each


0.02%

13.

Price per share or value of transaction

14.

Date and place of transaction


£4.56


20 May 2015, London

15.

Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

16.

Date issuer informed of transaction


The combined holdings of Mr Chris O'Shea and Mrs Stacey O'Shea following notification is 31,443 Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each being 0.01% of the Company's issued share capital


21 May 2015

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17.

Date of grant

18.

Period during which or date on which exercisable





19.

Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20.

Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)





21.

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or

indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

22.

Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification





23.

Any additional information

24.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries




Dominic Murray, Assistant Secretary, Vesuvius plc 020 7822 0000

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Dominic Murray, Assistant Secretary, Vesuvius plc

Date of notification: 22 May 2015


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