Merlin Entertainments Regulatory News (MERL)

PDMR/PCA

Position

Number of Shares Purchased

Trudy Rautio

Non-Executive Director

19,000

1.

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

a)

Name

Trudy Rautio

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

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

a)

Name

Merlin Entertainments plc

b)

LEI

549300ZTI0VEFO6WV007

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 1 pence each

GB00BDZT6P94

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

− Aggregated volume

− Price

e)

Date of the transaction

16 January 2018

f)

Place of transaction

United States of America