TIDMGNS

RNS Number : 1496N

Genus PLC

20 September 2019

20 September 2019

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 14 September 2019 under the Genus 2014 Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP'), as listed in Table A below, members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT'), sold ordinary shares in Genus on 20 September 2019 and 18 September 2019 respectively, on the London Stock Exchange, to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercises and retained the balance of ordinary shares.

The below notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail of the number of nil-cost options exercised and ordinary shares sold on 20 September 2019 and 18 September 2019 respectively.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Vaughn Walton, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1256 347100

Table A - GELT 2014 Performance Share Plan Exercises

 
            1.   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
                  / person closely associated 
 a.              Name                            1. Stephen Wilson 
                                                  2. Dan Hartley 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            2.   Reason for the notification 
                ======================================================================================= 
            a.   Position/status                 1. Chief Executive 
                                                  2. General Counsel & Company Secretary 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            b.   Initial notification            Initial notification 
                  /Amendment 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            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                     Ordinary shares of 10p each 
                  of the 
                  Financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument              GB0002074580 
                  Identification 
                  code 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            b.   Nature of the                   Exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP. 
                  transaction 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            c.   Price(s) and                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                  volume(s)                         1. 0.00p    27,220 
                                                               ---------- 
                                                    2. 0.00p    15,105 
                                                               ---------- 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            d.        Aggregated information 
                        *    Aggregated volume                 Average price(s)    Total volume(s) 
                                                               1. 0.00p            27,220 
                                                                                  ---------------- 
                        *    Price                             2. 0.00p            15,105 
                                                                                  ---------------- 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            e.   Date of the                     1. 2019-09-20 
                  transaction 
                                                  2. 2019-09-18 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
            f.   Place of the                    Outside a trading venue. 
                  transaction 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
 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                       Ordinary shares of 10p each 
                  of the 
                  Financial instrument, 
                  type of instrument                GB0002074580 
                  Identification 
                  code 
                ================================  ===================================================== 
 b.              Nature of the                   Sale of shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost 
                  transaction                     options under the PSP to offset income tax and 
                                                  social security liabilities due on the exercise. 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
 c.              Price(s) and                      Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                  volume(s)                         1. 2,960.00p    13,095 
                                                                   ---------- 
                                                    2. 2,894.00p    7,267 
                                                                   ---------- 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
 d.                   Aggregated information       Average price(s)    Total volume(s) 
                        *    Aggregated volume      1. 2,960.00p        13,095 
                                                                       ---------------- 
                                                    2. 2,894.00p        7,267 
                        *    Price                                     ---------------- 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
 e.              Date of the                     1. 2019-09-20 
                  transaction 
                                                  2. 2019-09-18 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
 f.              Place of the                    London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) 
                  transaction 
                ==============================  ======================================================= 
 
 

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