Director/PDMR Shareholding

Huntsworth plc ("the Company")

12 May 2015

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

Grant of conditional share award

Huntsworth plc, the international public relations and healthcare communications group, announces that on 11 May 2015 (the "Date of Grant"), awards under the Huntsworth Performance Share Plan were made to Paul Taaffe over Company shares with a market value equal to £1.2 million at the Date of Grant.

The number of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company granted was determined by the closing share price on the Date of Grant, being 39.25 pence per share. Accordingly, Mr Taaffe was granted awards over 3,057,324 shares pursuant to the terms of his Service Agreement.

No payment is due for the receipt or vesting of the award which has been granted as a conditional share award. The vesting of the award is subject to meeting performance conditions relating to earnings per share and relative total shareholder return.  Subject to those performance conditions being met, the award will normally vest on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.

This announcement has been made for the purposes of DTR 3.1.4.

Enquiries to:

Huntsworth plc +44 (0)207 224 8778

Martin Morrow, Company Secretary

Date of Notification: 12 May 2015