DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

11 July 2018

ZPG Plc

Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or Connected Persons

ZPG Shareholdings

Following the completion of the recommended acquisition of ZPG Plc (ZPG) by Zephyr Bidco Limited, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by Silver Lake Management Company V, LLC, holders of ordinary shares of 0.1 pence in ZPG at 6.00 p.m. on 10 July 2018 were entitled to receive 490 pence in cash for each share they held in ZPG.

ZPG has been advised that as a result of the exercise of nil-cost options granted under certain of ZPG's employee share plans on 9 July 2018 in connection with the acquisition, and in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, on 10 July 2018 the following Directors and PDMRs held the following interests in ZPG:

PDMR

Number of shares acquired

Total shareholding

Alex Chesterman

8,292,568

12,564,046

Andy Botha

385,817

387,471

Charlie Bryant

109,126

109,946

The Notification of Dealing Form can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

For enquiries, please contact:

Ned Staple, General Counsel and Company Secretary

ZPG Plc

Tel: 0203 872 5658

LEI Number: 213800W48XAF3GXE5170

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Alex Chesterman

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

ZPG Plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800W48XAF3GXE5170

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 0.1 pence each

GB00BMHTHT14

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of awards in the form of nil-cost options over ordinary shares granted under the ZPG Plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), Deferred Bonus Plan (DBP), Staff Incentive Award Plan (SIAP), and Value Creation Plan (VCP)

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s): In each case, nil

Volume(s)

Plan

Date of grant

Number of ordinary shares acquired on exercise

LTIP

01/08/2014

119,318

LTIP

05/12/2017

4,886

DBP

09/12/2015

116,836

DBP

06/12/2016

111,433

DBP

08/12/2017

105,051

SIAP

25/09/2017

138

VCP

03/01/2017

3,233,127

VCP

15/01/2018

781,780

VCP

9/07/2018

3,819,999

e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated Volume

8,293,794

- Aggregated Price

Nil

f)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-09

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Andy Botha

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group 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

ZPG Plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800W48XAF3GXE5170

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 0.1 pence each

GB00BMHTHT14

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of awards in the form of nil-cost options over ordinary shares granted under the LTIP and DBP

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s): In each case, nil

Volume(s):

Plan

Date of grant

Number of ordinary shares acquired on exercise

LTIP

01/06/2016

44,070

LTIP

06/12/2016

130,290

LTIP

08/12/2017

146,520

DBP

06/12/2016

17,733

DBP

08/12/2017

47,204

e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated Volume

385,817

- Aggregated Price

Nil

f)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-09

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Charlie Bryant

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Managing Director (Data)/PDMR

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

ZPG Plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800W48XAF3GXE5170

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 0.1 pence each

GB00BMHTHT14

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of awards in the form of nil-cost options over ordinary shares granted under the LTIP

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price: Nil

Volume(s):

Plan

Date of grant

Number of ordinary shares acquired on exercise

LTIP

08/12/2017

109,126

e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated Volume

109,126

- Aggregated Price

Nil

f)

Date of the transaction

2018-07-09

g)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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