6 July 2017

                                 Norman Broadbent plc                              
                  ("Norman Broadbent", the "Company" or the "Group")               

                                   Director Dealing                                

    The board (the "Board") of Norman Broadbent (AIM: NBB) - a provider of Talent
    Acquisition and Advisory Services, consisting of board and executive search,
    senior interim management, leadership consulting and assessment, and mezzanine
    level search - announces that Mr Mike Brennan, the Group Chief Executive
    Officer, today purchased 25,000 ordinary shares of 1.0p each in the Company at
    a price of 13.5p per share.

    Following this purchase, Mr Brennan is beneficially interested in 666,315
    ordinary shares in Norman Broadbent representing 1.60 per cent. of the
    Company's issued share capital.

    For further information, please contact:

    Norman Broadbent plc
    Mike Brennan/James Webber                                 020 7484 0000

    Allenby Capital
    Virginia Bull/Liz Kirchner                               020 3328 5656

    For further information visit www.normanbroadbent.com

    1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person 
        closely associated                                                     
                                                                               
    a)  Name                         Michael Brennan                           
                                                                               
    2   Reason for the notification                                            
                                                                               
    a)  Position/status              Group Chief Executive Officer             
                                                                               
    b)  Initial notification /       Initial notification                      
        Amendment                                                              
                                                                               
    3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction  
        platform, auctioneer or auction monitor                                
                                                                               
    a)  Name                         Norman Broadbent plc                      
                                                                               
    b)  LEI                          n/a                                       
                                                                               
    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  Ordinary shares of 1p each               
        instrument, type of                                                    
        instrument                   ISIN code: GB00B3VF4Y66                   
        Identification code                                                    
                                                                               
    b)  Nature of the transaction                                              
                                                                               
    c)  Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)    Volume(s)                    
                                                                               
                                     13.5 pence   25,000                       
                                                                               
    d)  Aggregated information       N/A                                       
        - Aggregated volume                                                    
        - Price                                                                
                                                                               
    e)  Date of the transaction      6 July 2017                               
                                                                               
    f)  Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange, AIM