19 June 2017

Auto Trader Group plc (the "Company", "the Group")

Notification of Transactions by PDMRs

Grant of Awards under the Company's Deferred Annual Bonus Plan

On 16 June 2017 the following PDMRs were granted nil cost option awards over ordinary shares of £0.01 each under the Auto Trader Group plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (the "DABP") as noted below:

Subject to the terms of the DABP, the awards will ordinarily vest and become exercisable as from the second anniversary of the grant of the awards subject to the grantee's continued service.

Once exercisable, an award shall ordinarily remain exercisable until the eve of the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the awards. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is due on the vesting and/or exercise of the awards.

The Company was notified of the above transactions on 16 June 2017. The transactions took place in the United Kingdom.

Grant of Awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan

On 16 June 2017 the following PDMRs were granted nil cost option awards over ordinary shares of £0.01 each under the Auto Trader Group plc Performance Share Plan (the "PSP") as noted below:

Subject to the terms of the PSP, the awards will ordinarily vest and become exercisable as from the third anniversary of the grant of the awards subject to the grantee's continued service and to the extent to which Group Cumulative operating profit and relative Company total shareholder return performance criteria are met over a measurement period comprising three financial years ending on 31 March 2020.

Once exercisable, an award shall ordinarily remain exercisable until the eve of the tenth anniversary of the grant date of the awards. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no consideration is due on the vesting and/or exercise of the awards.

The Company was notified of the above transactions on 16 June 2017. The transactions took place in the United Kingdom.

This notification is in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 (3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The notification of dealing forms can be found below.

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