UDG Healthcare : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

These forms are required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Brendan McAtamney
	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial Notification Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	UDG Healthcare plc
b)	LEI	549300IWG5ZPP6B8HH13
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of €0.05 each in UDG Healthcare plc ISIN: IE0033024807
b)	Nature of the transaction	(i) Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume (i) £6.60 per Ordinary Share 35,000 Ordinary Shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2018-09-20
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market
g)	Additional Information

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Damien Moynagh

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