5 Dec 2016 14:45
For immediate release
5 December 2016
ABCAM PLC
("Abcam" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding Notification
Cambridge, UK: Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, was notified on 2 December that Jim Warwick, Executive Director of the Company, on 2 December 2016 exercised options over 30,000 ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") of 0.2 pence each in the Company at an exercise price of 0.2 pence per share, and subsequently sold the resulting Ordinary shares at £8.08375 per share.
As a result of the transaction described above, Jim Warwick's total interest in the Company remains at 2,881,381 Ordinary Shares.
The notification for Mr Warwick can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
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For further information, please contact:
Abcam | + 44 (0) 1223 696 000 |
Suzanne Smith, Company Secretary
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J.P.Morgan Cazenove - Nominated Advisor & Corporate Broker | + 44 (0) 20 7742 4000 |
James Mitford / Christopher Cargill | |
FTI Consulting | + 44 (0) 20 3727 1000 |
Ben Atwell / Brett Pollard / Natalie Garland-Collins |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | David James Warwick | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | |
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | Abcam plc | |
b) | Legal Entity Identifier | N/A | |
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 0.2 pence each
GB00B6774699 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of share options at an exercise price of 0.2 pence per share and sale of resulting ordinary shares | |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£8.08375 | 30,000 | ||
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
30,000 £8.08375 £242,512.50 | |
f) | Date of the transaction | 2 December 2016 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |