Begbies Regulatory News (BEG)

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

John Humphrey

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Group Company Secretary

b)

Initial notification / amendment

22 September 2017

3.

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

a)

Name

Begbies Traynor Group plc

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

Options granted at an option price of 36.69 pence over 50,000 Ordinary Shares

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over 50,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of 36.69 pence. The Options have been exercised by net settlement, using the closing price on 22 September 2017 of 66.50 pence. This has resulted in the issue and allotment of 22,414 fully paid Ordinary Shares for which the Company has applied to AIM for listing and which upon admission will rank pari passu with the Company's other Ordinary Shares.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

e)

Date of the transaction

22 September 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

Canaccord Genuity Limited(Nomad & Joint Broker)

020 7523 8000

Bruce Garrow