Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6705V

Genus PLC

06 November 2017

 

6 November 2017

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 21 October 2017 under the Genus Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSBP') as listed in table A below, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 3 November 2017 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 notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of nil-cost options exercised and ordinary shares sold on 3 November 2017.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Cara Crichton, Deputy Company Secretary                                                                           Tel: [phone]

Table A - GELT Deferred Share Bonus Plan Exercises  

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Jerry Thompson
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS Beef
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 1,005 nil-cost options under the DSBP.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0p 1,005
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) Total volume(s) 0p 1,005
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-11-03
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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.    a.	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0002074580
b.    b.	Nature of the transaction	1.    Sale of 652 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the DSBP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.
c.     c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.    2,425.5p 652
d.    d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) Total volume(s) 1.    2,425.5p 652
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-11-03
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

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