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MaxCyte, Inc.

24 January 2020

MaxCyte, Inc.

("MaxCyte" or the "Company")

Grant of Options

Gaithersburg, Maryland - 24 January 2020: MaxCyte (LSE: MXCT, MXCS), the global clinical-stage cell-based therapies and life sciences company, announces that on 20 January 2020, a total of 729,200 options of common stock in the Company ("Common Stock") were granted to PDMRs who are directors or officers of the Company ("Option Grants"). The annual 2020 grants were approved at a Board Meeting in December 2019, subject to issuance being following announcement of the Company's recent trading update ("Trading Update"). Details of the Option Grants are given below:

 
 Option Grants to PDMRs 
 Doerfler, Doug            390,200 
                          -------- 
 Holtz, Ron                177,600 
                          -------- 
 Thompson, J. Stark        26,900 
                          -------- 
 Mandell, Art              26,900 
                          -------- 
 Erck, Stan                26,900 
                          -------- 
 Brooke, Will              26,900 
                          -------- 
 Johnston, John            26,900 
                          -------- 
 Douglas, Richard          26,900 
                          -------- 
 Total                     729,200 
                          -------- 
 

Options Grants to PDMRs vest ratably on a monthly basis over 48 months, have an exercise period of 10 years from date of grant, at which time they will expire, and have an exercise price equal to the closing price of MaxCyte's stock on 20 January 2020, of 136.00 pence (being the closing share price on the day of the Trading Update).

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014:

 
  1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Names                        Doerfler, Doug 
                                    Holtz, Ron 
                                    Thompson, J. Stark 
                                    Mandell, Art 
                                    Erck, Stan 
                                    Brooke, Will 
                                    Johnston, John 
                                    Douglas, Richard 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status              Doerfler, Doug - CEO and Director 
                                    Holtz, Ron - CFO and Director 
                                    Thompson, J. Stark - Non-executive Chairman 
                                    Mandell, Art - Non-executive Director 
                                    Erck, Stan - Non-executive Director 
                                    Brooke, Will - Non-executive Director 
                                    Johnston, John - Non-executive Director 
                                    Douglas, Richard - Non-executive Director 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification         Initial Notification 
       /Amendment 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                         MaxCyte, Inc. 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                          54930053YHXULRFCU991 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 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 
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 a)   Description of the           Grant of Options over Shares of Common 
       financial instrument,        Stock 
       type of instrument 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification code          US57777K1060 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the transactions 
                                     Grant of Options to PDMRs 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Doerfler, Doug - 390,200 at an exercise 
                                    price of 136.00 pence 
                                    Holtz, Ron - 177,600 at an exercise price 
                                    of 136.00 pence 
                                    Thompson, J. Stark - 26,900 at an exercise 
                                    price of 136.00 pence 
                                    Mandell, Art - 26,900 at an exercise price 
                                    of 136.00 pence 
                                    Erck, Stan - 26,900 at an exercise price 
                                    of 136.00 pence 
                                    Brooke, Will - 26,900 at an exercise price 
                                    of 136.00 pence 
                                    Johnston, John - 26,900 at an exercise 
                                    price of 136.00 pence 
                                    Douglas, Richard - 26,900 at an exercise 
                                    price of 136.00 pence 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information        n/a 
       - Aggregated volume 
       - Price 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transactions     20 January 2020 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue 
     ---------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 

About MaxCyte

MaxCyte is a clinical-stage global cell-based therapies and life sciences company applying its proprietary cell engineering platform to deliver the advances of cell-based medicine to patients with high unmet medical needs. Through its life sciences business, MaxCyte leverages its Flow Electroporation(R) Technology to enable its biopharmaceutical partners to advance the development of innovative medicines, particularly in cell therapy. MaxCyte has placed its technology worldwide, including with all of the top ten global biopharmaceutical companies. The Company now has more than 100 partnered programme licenses in cell therapy with more than 70 licensed for clinical use. The Company has now signed eight clinical/commercial licenses with leading cell therapy developers and the potential pre-commercial milestones from these relationships now exceeds $650 million. With its robust delivery technology platform, MaxCyte helps its partners to unlock the full potential of their products. MaxCyte is also developing novel CARMA therapies, with its first drug candidate in a Phase I clinical trial. CARMA is MaxCyte's mRNA-based proprietary therapeutic platform for autologous cell therapy for the treatment of solid cancers. MaxCyte has established CARMA as a wholly owned subsidiary to facilitate independent investment and new partnerships to advance the CARMA platform. For more information, visit www.maxcyte.com

For further information, please contact:

 
  MaxCyte Inc. 
    Doug Doerfler, Chief Executive Officer 
    Ron Holtz, Chief Financial Officer                                +1 301 944 1660 
   Nominated Adviser and Joint Corporate 
    Broker 
    Panmure Gordon 
    Emma Earl 
    Freddy Crossley 
    Corporate Broking 
    James Stearns                                                     +44 (0)20 7886 2500 
 
    Joint Corporate Broker 
    Numis Securities Limited 
    James Black 
    Duncan Monteith                                                   +44 (0)20 7260 1000 
   Financial PR Adviser 
    Consilium Strategic Communications 
    Mary-Jane Elliott                                                +44 (0)203 709 5700 
    Chris Welsh                                                      maxcyte@consilium-comms. 
    Sukaina Virji                                                    com 
 
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