Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4954Z

Genus PLC

14 September 2022

 

14 September 2022

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that on 14 September 2022, conditional nil-cost share options were granted under the Genus 2019 Performance Share Plan ('PSP') over ordinary shares in Genus to the Executive Directors and members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') as listed in table A below.  In addition, following Genus's compulsory deferral requirements relating to the annual bonus earned by Executive Directors and GELT for the financial year ended 30 June 2022, nil-cost share options were granted over ordinary shares under the Genus 2019 Deferred Share Bonus Plan ('DSBP') as listed in table B below.

Details of the performance conditions that apply to the nil-cost share options can be found in the Directors' Remuneration Report of the Genus 2022 Annual Report.

The below notifications, made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 , give further detail of the nil-cost option awards made on 14 September 2022.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Vaughn Walton, Deputy Company Secretary  Tel: [phone]

Table A - GELT 2019 Performance Share Plan Options

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	1.  Stephen Wilson 2.  Alison Henriksen 3.  Bill Christianson 4.  Nate Zwald 5.  Jerry Thompson 6.  Elena Rice 7.  Angelle Rosata 8.  Dan Hartley
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	1.  Chief Executive Officer 2.  Chief Financial Officer 3.  Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC 4.  Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS Dairy 5.  Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS Beef 6.  Chief Scientific Officer 7.  Group Human Resources Director 8.  Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
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	Award of nil-cost share options granted under the PSP over ordinary shares in Genus.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Numbers 1 to 8 in the left-hand column correspond to the relevant PDMR as detailed in boxes 1a and 2a above. Price(s) Volume(s) 1.  0p 43,504 2.  0p 29,492 3.  0p 23,396 4.  0p 19,906 5.  0p 19,906 6.  0p 20,294 7.  0p 18,334 8.  0p 17,678
d.	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	n/a
e.	Date of the transaction	2022-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.

Table B - GELT 2019 Deferred Share Bonus Plan Options

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	1.  Stephen Wilson 2.  Alison Henriksen 3.  Bill Christianson 4.  Nate Zwald 5.  Jerry Thompson 6.  Elena Rice 7.  Angelle Rosata 8.  Dan Hartley
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	1.  Chief Executive Officer 2.  Chief Financial Officer 3.  Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC 4.  Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS Dairy 5.  Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS Beef 6.  Chief Scientific Officer 7.  Group Human Resources Director 8.  Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
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	Award of nil-cost share options granted under the DSBP following the compulsory deferral of 33% and 25% of annual bonus for Executive Directors and members of GELT respectively in respect of bonuses earned in the financial year ended 30 June 2022.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Numbers 1 to 8 in the left-hand column correspond to the relevant PDMR as detailed in boxes 1a and 2a above. Price(s) Volume(s) 1.  0p 2,257 2.  0p 2,257 3.  0p 401 4.  0p 547 5.  0p 1,111 6.  0p 231 7.  0p 419 8.  0p 404
d.	Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price	n/a
e.	Date of the transaction	2022-09-14
f.	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.

 

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