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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONNECTED PERSONS

In accordance with DTR 3.1.4R (1), GKN plc (the "Company") announces that on 12
August 2009 the Executive Directors and other PDMRs received options/awards as
set out below under the GKN Executive Share Option Scheme 2004 ("ESOS") and GKN
Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 ("LTIP").

ESOS:

Director/PDMR               Number of   Exercise price  Total number of
                              options   (fixed at time    options held 
                                              of grant)       under ESOS

Sir Kevin Smith             1,154,509          110.08p        2,565,791

Marcus Bryson                 579,124          110.08p          647,251

Andrew Reynolds               617,732          110.08p          738,784
Smith                                                                  

William Seeger                617,732          110.08p          617,732

Nigel Stein                   752,861          110.08p        1,435,437

Judith Felton                  55,877          110.08p           95,518

Douglas McIldowie             171,693          110.08p          171,693

Walter Rohregger              271,582          110.08p          316,763

The options can be exercised between 12 August 2012 and 11 August 2019 to the
extent that certain performance criteria are satisfied by the Company over a
three year performance period, which commenced on 1 January 2009, and subject
to the satisfaction by the Executive Director/PDMR of a personal shareholding
requirement. No consideration was paid for the grant of the options.

LTIP:

Director/PDMR        Number of awards Total number of awards
                                    *        held under LTIP

Sir Kevin Smith               400,000                746,398

Marcus Bryson                 200,647                231,047

Andrew Reynolds               214,024                251,818
Smith                                                       

William Seeger                214,024                214,024

Nigel Stein                   260,841                467,288

* The number of awards also reflects a subsequent adjustment made to take
account of the impact of the rights issue completed in July 2009.

The awards can be exercised between 12 August 2013 and 11 August 2019 to the
extent that certain performance criteria are satisfied by the Company over a
three year performance period, which commenced on 1 January 2009, and subject
to the satisfaction by the Executive Director of a personal shareholding
requirement. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards and no
payment is due on exercise of the awards.

12 August 2009