Share Incentive Plan - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

11 April 2024

 

11 April 2024

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (the "Company")

Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") PDMR Notification

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The Company has been notified by Solium Trustee (UK) Limited, the trustee of the SIP (the "SIP Trustee") that on 11 April 2024, it made an award of Partnership Shares (as defined in the SIP) of 130 ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares") on behalf of Tim Cowper, a director of the Company and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") and 130 Ordinary Shares on behalf of Nick Keher, a director of the Company and a PDMR. The Ordinary Shares were purchased using each participating employee's gross salary at a price of £1.15 per Ordinary Share.

Under the SIP, the SIP Trustee will award each participating employee one Matching Share (as defined in the SIP) for each Ordinary Share purchased by the employee under the SIP. On 11 April 2024, the Company issued 130 Ordinary Shares to the SIP Trustee to hold on behalf of Tim Cowper to satisfy the Matching Shares awarded under the SIP to him on that date, and 130 Ordinary Shares to the SIP Trustee to hold on behalf of Nick Keher to satisfy the Matching Shares awarded under the SIP to him on that date.

Further details of the transactions referred to above by the SIP Trustee are set out below:

Name of PDMR	Number of Partnership Shares	Number of Matching Shares
Tim Cowper (Director)	130	130
Nick Keher (Director)	130	130

This announcement is made pursuant to the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

Tim Cowper - purchase of shares under the SIP

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Timothy Cowper
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial/Amendment notification	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)	LEI	213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
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 £0.0001 each GB00BP6S8Z30
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.15 130
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price	130 shares £149.50
e)	Date of the transaction	11 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Tim Cowper - issue of new shares under the SIP

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Timothy Cowper
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial/Amendment notification	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)	LEI	213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
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 £0.0001 each GB00BP6S8Z30
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Matching Shares through an issue of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 130
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price	130 shares Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	11 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Nick Keher - purchase of shares under the SIP

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Nick Keher
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial/Amendment notification	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)	LEI	213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
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 £0.0001 each GB00BP6S8Z30
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.15 130
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price	130 shares £149.50
e)	Date of the transaction	11 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Nick Keher - issue of new shares under the SIP

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Nick Keher
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial/Amendment notification	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)	LEI	213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
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 £0.0001 each GB00BP6S8Z30
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Matching Shares through an issue of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 130
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Aggregated price	130 shares Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	11 April 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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