Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / persons closely associated

a)

Name

Peter Turner

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

 Initial notification

3

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

a)

Name

Morgan Advanced Materials Plc

b)

LEI

I4K14LL95N2PHDL7EG85

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 25p each

GB0006027295

b)

Nature of the transaction

Mandatory deferral of one third of the cash bonus earned in respect of FY2016 into a provisional award of shares under the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan. The expected vesting date of the award is 2020-03-03.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-03-03.

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of trading venue.