PDMR Notification (ESPP) and Director Declaration

RNS Number : 9858Q

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

01 November 2021

 

1 November 2021

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (the "Company")

Employee Stock Purchase Plan PDMR Notification and Director Declaration

The Company announces that on 1 November 2021 it has granted options under its US Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") including to James (Spike) Willcocks, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") of the Company. The ESPP is an all-employee scheme operated for the Company's US employees. The options granted under the ESPP are, subject to the ESPP rules, exercisable at the end of a 14-month saving plan, which will end on 1 January 2023. This announcement is made pursuant to the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

The Company further announces that, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, Adrian Hennah has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Unilever plc with effect from 1 November 2021.

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

James (Spike) Willcocks - grant of options under ESPP

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	James Willcocks
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Strategy Officer
b)	Initial/Amendment notification	Initial
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	Employee Stock Purchase Plan options over Ordinary shares with a nominal value of £0.0001 each GB00BP6S8Z30
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of options under Employee Stock Purchase Plan
c)	Price Volume Total	460p 2,378 £10,938.80
d)	Aggregated Price Aggregated volume Aggregated Total	N/A N/A N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 November 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

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