Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

(a)

Name

1) Owen Michaelson

2) Andrew Kirkman

3) Philip Wilson

4) Ian Ball

5) Chris Birch

6) Gary Owens

2.

Reason for the notification

(a)

Position/status

1) Chief Executive, Harworth Group plc

2) Finance Director, Harworth Group plc

3) Managing Director, Capital Growth, Harworth Estates (PDMR)

4) Executive Director, Income Generation, Harworth Estates (PDMR)

5) Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Harworth Group plc (PDMR)

6) Director, Acquisitions, Harworth Estates (PDMR)

(b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3.

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

(a)

Name

Harworth Group plc

(b)

LEI

213800R8JSSGK2KPFG21

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

Ordinary shares of 10 pence each

Identification code

ISIN: GB00BYZJ7G42

(b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of an option with an exercise price of zero (nil cost option) under the Harworth Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

(c)

Price(s) and volume (s)

(d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

As stated above.

(e)

Date of the transaction

5 April 2018

(f)

Place of the transaction

N/A - Grant of nil cost options