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MaxCyte, Inc.

22 March 2023

MaxCyte, Inc.

("MaxCyte" or the "Company")

Grant of Options and PDMR Dealing

Gaithersburg, Maryland - 22 March 2023: MaxCyte Inc., (NASDAQ: MXCT; LSE: MXCT), a leading, cell-engineering focused company providing enabling platform technologies to advance the discovery, development, and commercialization of next-generation cell therapeutics and to support innovative, cell-based research , announces that on 20 March 2023, a total of 480,000 options of common stock in the Company ("Common Stock") were granted to PDMRs of the Company ("Option Grants"). Details of the Option Grants are given below:

 
 Option Grants to 
  PDMRs 
 Doug Doerfler       400,000 
                    -------- 
 Rekha Hemrajani      40,000 
                    -------- 
 Yasir Al-Wakeel      40,000 
                    -------- 
 Total               480,000 
                    -------- 
 

Options granted to Doug Doerfler vest 12/48(th) of the total grant one year after date of grant, and thereafter vest 1/48 (th) per month for 36 months after the date of grant.

Of the option granted to Rekha Hemrajani and Yasir Al-Wakeel, Non-Executive Directors of the Company, 23,333 of the Option Grants vested on the date of the grant, and the remaining 16,667 shares will vest in 15 equal monthly installments thereafter, beginning on April 14, 2023.

The Option Grants 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 March 2023, being $4.19.

About MaxCyte

MaxCyte is a leading, cell-engineering focused company providing enabling platform technologies to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation cell therapeutics and to support innovative, cell-based research. Over the past 20 years, we have developed and commercialized our proprietary Flow Electroporation(R) technology, which facilitates complex engineering of a wide variety of cells. Our ExPERT(TM) platform, which is based on our Flow Electroporation technology, has been designed to support the rapidly expanding cell therapy market and can be utilized across the continuum of the high-growth cell therapy sector, from discovery and development through commercialization of next-generation, cell-based medicines. The ExPERT family of products includes: four instruments, the ATx(R), STx(R) GTx(R) and VLx(TM); a portfolio of proprietary related processing assemblies or disposables; and software protocols, all supported by a robust worldwide intellectual property portfolio. Learn more at maxcyte.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn .

MaxCyte Contacts:

 
 US IR Adviser 
  Gilmartin Group                           +1 415-937-5400 
  David Deuchler, CFA                       ir@maxcyte.com 
 Nominated Adviser and Joint Corporate 
  Broker 
  Panmure Gordon 
  Emma Earl / Freddy Crossley 
  Corporate Broking 
  Rupert Dearden                            +44 (0)20 7886 2500 
 
   UK IR Adviser                            +44 (0)203 709 5700 
   Consilium Strategic Communications       maxcyte@consilium-comms.com 
   Mary-Jane Elliott 
   Chris Welsh 
 

About MaxCyte

At MaxCyte, we pursue cell engineering excellence to maximize the potential of cells to improve patients' lives. We have spent more than 20 years honing our expertise by building best-in-class platforms, perfecting the art of the transfection workflow, and venturing beyond today's processes to innovate tomorrow's solutions. Our ExPERT(TM) platform, which is based on our Flow Electroporation (R) technology, has been designed to support the rapidly expanding cell therapy market and can be utilized across the continuum of the high-growth cell therapy sector, from discovery and development through commercialization of next-generation, cell-based medicines. The ExPERT family of products includes: four instruments, the ATx(TM), STx(TM), GTx(TM) and VLx (TM); a portfolio of proprietary related processing assemblies or disposables; and software protocols, all supported by a robust worldwide intellectual property portfolio. By providing our partners with the right technology, as well as technical and regulatory support, we aim to guide them on their journey to transform human health. Learn more at maxcyte.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn .

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                    a) Doug Doerfler 
                                                b) Rekha Hemrajani 
                                                c) Yasir Al-Wakeel 
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       Reason for the notification 
  2 
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 a)    Position/status                         a) President and CEO 
                                                b) Non-Executive Director 
                                                c) Non-Executive Director 
      ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification               Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
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       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                               MaxCyte Inc. 
      ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                54930053YHXULRFCU991 
      ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     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                 Common Stock of $0.01 each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                US57777K1060 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction          Grant of options of common stock 
      ---------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                          ----------------------  ------------ 
                                           Exercise Price(s)       Volume(s) 
                                          ----------------------  ------------ 
         a) $4.19                                                  400,000 
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         b) $4.19                                                  40,000 
   -------------------------------------------------------------  ------------ 
         c) $4.19                                                  40,000 
   -------------------------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
 
  - Aggregated volume                480,000 
 
  - Price                            $4.19 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction            March 20, 2023 
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 f)    Place of the transaction           USStock Exchange, Nasdaq 
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