16 September 2024
Genus plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vestings on 23 February 2024 and 2 May 2024 of nil-cost options granted on 2 May 2023 over ordinary shares pursuant to Listing Rule 9.4.2R, as listed in table A below, Jorgen Kokke, Chief Executive Officer sold ordinary shares in Genus on 16 September 2024 on the London Stock Exchange, to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise of those vested options and retained the balance of ordinary shares.
The below notifications, made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, give further detail on the number of nil-cost options exercised and ordinary shares sold on 16 September 2024.
For further information please contact:
Genus:
Cara Guedeney, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1256 347100
Table A - Exercise of buy-out awards vesting on 23 February 2024
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
| a. | Name | Jorgen Kokke | |||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||
| a. | Position/status | Chief Executive | |||||
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
| a. | Name | Genus plc | |||||
| b. | LEI | 54930022EOITNKSIGH56 | |||||
| 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 10p each
GB0002074580 | |||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of nil-cost options granted on 2 May 2023 under Listing Rule 9.4.2R over ordinary shares in Genus.
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| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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| e. | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-16 | |||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. | |||||
| 5. | 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 10p each
GB0002074580 | |||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under Listing Rule 9.4.2R to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise. | |||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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| e. | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-16 | |||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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Table B - Exercise of buy-out awards vesting on 2 May 2024
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
| a. | Name | Jorgen Kokke
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| 2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||
| a. | Position/status | Chief Executive Director | |||||
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||
| a. | Name | Genus plc | |||||
| b. | LEI | 54930022EOITNKSIGH56 | |||||
| 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 10p each
GB0002074580 | |||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of nil-cost options granted under Listing Rule 9.4.2R over ordinary shares in Genus. | |||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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| e. | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-16 | |||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. | |||||
| 5. | 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 10p each
GB0002074580 | |||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under Listing Rule 9.4.2R to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise. | |||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
| Numbers 1 to 6 in the left-hand column correspond to the relevant PDMR as detailed in boxes 1a and 2a above.
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| e. | Date of the transaction | 2024-09-16 | |||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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