5 January 2017

Royal Mail plc

Royal Mail Pension Plan Consultation

Royal Mail plc (RMG.L) has commenced a consultation process with the active members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan ('the Plan') and its trade unions about the Company's proposal for the future of the Plan from April 2018. This is part of the 2018 pension review process which the Company is undertaking with its unions. The member-wide consultation phase will end on 10 March 2017.

No decisions will be made until the consultation process is completed, Royal Mail has considered members' views and discussed responses with its unions as part of the pension review process. Royal Mail will write to members again once it has made a decision.

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Media Relations:

Andrew Moys

Phone: 07841 803321

Email: andrew.moys@royalmail.com 

Investor Relations:

Catherine Nash

Phone 020 7449 8183

Email: investorrelations@royalmail.com

Dilani Paranavithana

Phone: 07436 546853

Email: investorrelations@royalmail.com

Company Secretariat

Kulbinder Dosanjh

Phone: 020 7449 8133 

Email: cosec@royalmail.com