CMC Markets Regulatory News (CMCX)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

(a)

Name

Grant Jeffrey Foley

2

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

CFO / Board Director

(b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

(a)

Name

CMC Markets plc

(b)

LEI

213800VB75KAZBFH5U07

4

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

(a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 25p each

Identification code

GB00B14SKR37

(b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer to the PDMR for no consideration of shares consequent on the vesting of an award under the CMC plc Management Equity Plan.

The award vested in respect of 193,824 shares but 91,098 shares were withheld in satisfaction of the PDMR's liability to tax and national insurance contributions on the award and only the balance was transferred.

(c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

(d)

Aggregated information

· Aggregated volume

102,726

· Price

109.13 pence

(e)

Date of the transaction

08 February 2017

(f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

(a)

Name

David John Fineberg

2

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

Group Director of Trading / Board Director

(b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

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

(a)

Name

CMC Markets plc

(b)

LEI

213800VB75KAZBFH5U07

4

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

(a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 25p each

Identification code

GB00B14SKR37

(b)

Nature of the transaction

Transfer to the PDMR for no consideration of shares consequent on the vesting of an award under the CMC plc Management Equity Plan.

The award vested in respect of 274,138 shares but 128,845 shares were withheld in satisfaction of the PDMR's liability to tax and national insurance contributions on the award and only the balance was transferred.

(c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

(d)

Aggregated information

· Aggregated volume

145,293

· Price

109.13 pence

(e)

Date of the transaction

08 February 2017

(f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Jonathan Bradshaw

Date of notification: 09 February 2017