Donegal Investment Group plc (“Donegal Investment Group” or the “Company”)

8 December 2015

Share Dealing – Treasury and Other

Donegal Investment Group announces that it purchased 129 Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.13 each at an average price of €5.50 per share on 3 December 2015 to be held as treasury shares.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company has a total of:

• 295,456 Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.13 each held as treasury shares; and
• 9,990,134 Ordinary Shares in issue.

Donegal Investment Group also announces that it has been informed that Mr Geoffrey Vance has acquired 8,550 Ordinary Shares of nominal value €0.13 each at an average price of €5.79 per share.  Mr Geoffrey Vance is the Chairman of the Company. Following these share purchases Mr Geoffrey Vance is the beneficial owner of 164,937 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 1.65% of the Company's current issued share capital. Mrs Ruth Vance, the spouse of Mr Geoffrey Vance, is separately the beneficial owner of 26,452 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.26% of the Company's current issued share capital

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