TIDMUTV 
 
UTV Media PLC 
 
Director Shareholdings 
 
The Company announces the following transactions by the Executive Directors of 
the Company. 
 
Exercise of LTIP options 
 
The Remuneration Committee has satisfied itself that share awards granted in 
2012 under the UTV Media plc 2006 Performance Share Plan in the form of nil 
cost options over ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary 
Shares") ("2012 LTIP Awards") have vested following achievement of the 
performance criteria. 
 
Following the vesting of the 2012 LTIP Awards, the Executive Directors have 
exercised their 2012 LTIP Awards over the following number of Ordinary Shares: 
 
Executive   Ordinary      Date of exercise 
Director    Shares to be  of 2012 LTIP 
            acquired on   Awards 
            exercise of 
            2012 LTIP 
            Awards 
 
J McCann    78,535        15 January 2016 
 
S Taunton   52,943        15 January 2016 
 
N McKeown   33,530        15 January 2016 
 
Award of Deferred Bonus Shares 
 
The Remuneration Committee has resolved that share awards granted under the UTV 
Media plc Deferred Share Bonus Scheme ("Deferred Bonus Scheme") in respect of 
FY2014 in the form of deferred Ordinary Shares ("Deferred Bonus Shares") should 
be awarded to the Executive Directors in accordance with the terms of the 
Deferred Bonus Scheme and the Company's published remuneration policy: 
 
Executive   Deferred Bonus Date of award of 
Director    Shares awarded 2014 Deferred 
                           Bonus Shares 
 
J McCann    10,486         15 January 2016 
 
S Taunton   7,065          15 January 2016 
 
N McKeown   5,226          15 January 2016 
 
The three aforementioned Executive Directors will be paying out of their own 
resources the tax liabilities crystallising as a result of the 2012 LTIP Awards 
and Deferred Bonus Shares. As a result they have not sold any shares to cover 
tax liabilities relating to either the 2012 LTIP Awards or Deferred Bonus 
Shares. 
 
Admission of New Ordinary Shares 
 
The 2012 LTIP Awards and the award of the Deferred Bonus Shares will be 
satisfied as soon as practicable following this announcement by the transfer of 
Ordinary Shares from the UTV Media plc Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") to the 
Executive Directors in an amount equal to the number Ordinary Shares over which 
the 2012 LTIP Awards have been exercised and the number of Deferred Bonus 
Shares awarded. The EBT has subscribed for 185,305 new Ordinary Shares in order 
to satisfy the 2012 LTIP Awards (and awards made to other participants in the 
LTIP scheme) and 33,069 new Ordinary Shares in order to satisfy the award of 
the Deferred Bonus Shares (and awards made to other participants in the 
Deferred Bonus Scheme) (together, the "New Ordinary Shares"). 
 
Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the New Ordinary 
Shares, which will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing 
Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to the Official List maintained by the UK 
Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares 
to be admitted to trading on its Main Market for listed securities, with 
dealings in the New Ordinary Shares expected to commence on or around 20 
January 2016. 
 
Application has also been made to the regulation department of the Irish Stock 
Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List 
maintained by the regulation department of the Irish Stock Exchange and to the 
Irish Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on 
its Main Market for listed securities, with dealings in the New Ordinary Shares 
expected to commence on or around 20 January 2016. 
 
Total Voting Rights 
 
Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company's total issued 
share capital will consist of 96,120,902 Ordinary Shares with one voting right 
per share. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. This 
updated figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the 
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their 
interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 
The total number and percentage of Ordinary Shares beneficially held by the 
Executive Directors following this announcement has increased and is now as 
follows: 
 
Executive   Total Ordinary 
Director    Shares held 
            following 
            satisfaction of 2012 
            LTIP Awards and 
            award of Deferred 
            Bonus Shares 
 
J McCann 
            644,874  0.671%% 
 
S Taunton 
            403,357   0.420% 
 
N McKeown 
            253,359   0.264% 
 
This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R. 
 
Name of contact and telephone number for queries: 
 
Maeve Donnelly, Communications Manager +44 28 90 262122 
 
For and on behalf of UTV Media plc 
 
Norman McKeown 
 
Group Finance Director & Company Secretary 
 
18 January 2016 
 
 
 
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