Chesnara Regulatory News (CSN)

CHESNARA PLC

("the Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholdings / Treasury Share / Total Voting Rights

Chesnara plc operate an approved sharesave plan, the Chesnara Sharesave Plan, which was originally approved by Shareholders on 28 April 2004 and re-approved by Shareholders on 17 April 2011, and was offered to all eligible staff members. The plan closed on 30 October 2014 when members were given the option to subscribe for shares at 173.4p per share. The company granted each of the following Directors on 1st November 2014 5,190 ordinary 5p shares from Treasury on 3rd November 2014.

Following the above their resultant interests in the share capital of the Company is as follows:-

The Company was informed of these transactions on 30 October 2014 and the notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Subsequent to the above along with options granted to other employees participating in the Chesnara Sharesave Plan, and in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company's total number of voting rights in respect of its ordinary shares of 5 pence each which carry one vote per share as at 3rd November 2014 comprises 114,890,517 and 157,145 in treasury.

Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 114,890,517 which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

4 November 2014

For further enquiries please contact:

Graham Kettleborough

Chief Executive

Chesnara plc

Tel: 01772 840001