Last checked at 18 Sep 2018 17:21
18 September 2018
Genus plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 14 September 2018 under the Genus 2014 Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP') and the Genus Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSBP') as listed in table A and table B below respectively, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 17 September 2018 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 17 September 2018.
For further information please contact:
Genus:
Josie Havita, Interim Deputy Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1256 347100
Table A - GELT 2004 Performance Share Plan Exercises
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||||
a. | Name | Karim Bitar | |||||
2. | Reason for the notification | ||||||
a. | Position/status | Chief Executive
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b. | Initial notification /Amendment
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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 44,156 nil-cost options under the PSP. | |||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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e. | Date of the transaction | 2018-09-14 | |||||
f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. | |||||
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 21,915 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise. | |||||
c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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e. | Date of the transaction | 2018-09-17 | |||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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Table B - GELT Deferred Share Bonus Plan Exercises
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. | Name | Karim Bitar | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a. | Position/status | Chief Executive
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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 11,927 nil-cost options under the DSBP.
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c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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e. | Date of the transaction | 2018-09-14 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. | ||||
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. a. | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each
GB0002074580 | ||||
b. b. | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 5,920 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the DSBP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.
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c. c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d. d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price
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e. | Date of the transaction | 2018-09-17 | ||||
f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||