Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6138U

Costain Group PLC

25 October 2017

COSTAIN GROUP PLC

("Costain")

Transactions in shares by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities - Scrip Dividends

On 17 October 2017 Costain announced that elections have been made by Costain shareholders to receive 63,867 ordinary shares of 50p each in Costain's capital ("Shares") in lieu of cash in respect of all or part of their interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2017, which was paid on Friday 20 October 2017.

Costain has been notified that Jane Lodge, a Non-Executive Director, received into her Self Invested Personal Pension ("SIPP") Shares in lieu of cash in respect of the 2017 interim dividend as follows:

Nature of the Transaction	Transaction Date	Number of Shares	Scrip Dividend Reference Price per Share	Place
Allotment in lieu of 2017 interim dividend	20 October 2017	265	437.00p	Outside a trading venue

Costain was also notified today that Ms Lodge received into her SIPP Shares in lieu of cash in respect of previous Costain dividends as follows:

Nature of the Transaction	Transaction Date	Number of Shares	Scrip Dividend Reference Price per Share	Place
Allotment in lieu of 2014 interim dividend	24 October 2014	253	284.65p	Outside a trading venue
Allotment in lieu of 2014 final dividend	22 May 2015	436	322.45p	Outside a trading venue
Allotment in lieu of 2015 interim dividend	23 October 2015	232	369.40p	Outside a trading venue
Allotment in lieu of 2015 final dividend	20 May 2016	514	326.35p	Outside a trading venue
Allotment in lieu of 2016 interim dividend	21 October 2016	295	344.45p	Outside a trading venue
Allotment in lieu of 2016 final dividend	19 May 2017	441	456.00p	Outside a trading venue

Costain has been notified that Ms Lodge holds a total of 24,658 Shares, all through her SIPP, following receipt of the scrip dividend on 20 October 2017.