Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3594X

Genus PLC

23 November 2017

 

23 November 2017

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 20 November 2017 under the Genus 2014 Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP') as listed in table A below, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 22 November 2017 on the London Stock Exchange to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise 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 22 November 2017.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Cara Crichton, 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	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 19,503 nil-cost options under the PSP.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0p 19,503
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) Total volume(s) 0p 19,503
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-11-22
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.	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code		Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0002074580
b.	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 6,847 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.  The balance of 12,656 shares following the exercise has been retained by Jerry Thompson.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,185.64p 6,847
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Aggregated price(s) Total volume(s) 2,185.64p 6,847
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-11-22
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

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