Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6540T

Genus PLC

15 November 2019

 

15 November 2019

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 14 September 2019 under the Genus Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSBP') as listed in table A below, members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 14 November 2019 and 15 November 2019 respectively, 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 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 November 2019 and 15 November 2019 respectively.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Vaughn Walton, 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	1.    Stephen Wilson 2.    Dan Hartley 3.    William Christianson 4.    Jerry Thompson
2.		Reason for the notification
a.		Position/status	1.    Chief Executive Officer 2.    Group General Counsel & Company Secretary 3.    Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC 4.    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 nil-cost options under the DSBP.
c.		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.  0.00p 2.  0.00p 3.  0.00p 4.  0.00p 4,725 2,474 2,880 2,426
d.		Aggregated information ·    Aggregated volume ·    Price	Average price(s) Total volume(s) 1.  0.00p 2.  0.00p 3.  0.00p 4.  0.00p 4,725 2,474 2,880 2,426
e.		Date of the transaction	1.  2019-11-14 2.  2019-11-14 3.  2019-11-15 4.  2019-11-15
f.		Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue.
5.		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 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.		Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.  3,126.00p 2.  3,109.56p 3.  3,064.00p 4.  3,054.00p 2,274 1,191 1,175 965
d.		Aggregated information ·    Aggregated volume ·    Price	Price(s) Volume(s) 1.  3,126.00p 2.  3,109.56p 3.  3,064.00p 4.  3,054.00p 2,274 1,191 1,175 965
e.		Date of the transaction	1.  2019-11-14 2.  2019-11-14 3.  2019-11-15 4.  2019-11-15
f.		Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

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