Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0305B

Genus PLC

17 September 2018

 

17 September 2018

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 14 September 2018 under the Genus 2014 Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP') and the Genus Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSBP') as listed in table A and table B below respectively, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 14 September 2018 on the London Stock Exchange, with income tax and social security liabilities due on the PSP exercise being deducted from the sale proceeds and the balance of funds retained, and income tax and social security liabilities due on the DSBP exercise being offset by ordinary shares sold and the balance of ordinary shares retained.

In addition, further to the vesting of conditional shares on 14 September 2018 under the Genus 2014 Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP') as listed in table C below, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 14 September 2018 on the London Stock Exchange, with income tax and social security liabilities due on the release being deducted from the sale proceeds and the balance of funds retained.

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 14 September 2018 and also the number of conditional shares released and ordinary shares sold on 14 September 2018.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Josie Havita, Interim Deputy Company Secretary                                                                             Tel: [phone]

Table A - GELT 2014 Performance Share Plan Exercise

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Jonathan Lightner
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Chief Scientific Officer & Head of Genus R&D
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 14,375 nil-cost options under the PSP.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 0p		Volume(s) 14,375
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average Price(s) 0p		Volume(s) 14,375
e.	Date of the transaction	2018-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.
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	Sale of 14,375 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 2,506p		Volume(s) 14,375
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average Price(s) 2,506p		Volume(s) 14,375
e.	Date of the transaction	2018-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

Table B - GELT Deferred Share Bonus Plan Exercise 

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Jonathan Lightner
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Chief Scientific Officer & Head of Genus R&D
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 3,850 nil-cost options under the DSBP.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 0p	Volume(s) 3,850
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average Price(s) 0p	Volume(s) 3,850
e.	Date of the transaction	2018-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.
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	Sale of 1,301 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) 2,505.5266p	Volume(s) 1,301
d.    d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Price(s) 2,505.5266p	Volume(s) 1,301
e.	Date of the transaction	2018-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

Table C - GELT 2014 Performance Share Plan Release

5.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Angelle Rosata
6.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Group Human Resources Director
b.	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
7.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Genus plc
b.	LEI	54930022EOITNKSIGH56
8.	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	Release of 1,499 conditional shares under the PSP.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Average price(s) 0p	Total volume(s) 1,499
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) 0p	Total volume(s) 1,499
e.	Date of the transaction	2018-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.
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
e.    a.	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0002074580
f.     b.	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 1,499 shares arising from the release of conditional shares under the PSP.
g.    c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) 2,500.0p	Total volume(s) 1,499
h.    d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) 2,500.0p	Total volume(s) 1,499
e.	Date of the transaction	2018-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

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