Genus PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (2384A)

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RNS Number : 2384A

Genus PLC

22 December 2017

22 December 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 Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSBP') as listed in table A below, the Executive Directors and members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 19 December 2017, on the London Stock Exchange to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercises, and retained the balance of ordinary shares where applicable.

The below notifications, 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 19 December 2017.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Cara Crichton, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: [phone]

Table A - GELT Deferred Share Bonus Plan Exercises

 
 1.                Details of the person discharging managerial 
                    responsibilities / person closely associated 
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       a.          Name                            1. Karim Bitar 
                                                    2. Stephen Wilson 
                                                    3. Jonathan Lightner 
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       2.          Reason for the notification 
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       a.          Position/status                 1. Chief Executive 
                                                    2. Group Finance Director 
                                                    3. Chief Scientific Officer & Head 
                                                    of Genus R&D 
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       b.          Initial notification            Initial notification 
                    /Amendment 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
       3.          Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
                    participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
                    auction monitor 
================  ======================================================================== 
       a.          Name                            Genus plc 
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       b.          LEI                             54930022EOITNKSIGH56 
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       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                     Ordinary shares of 10p each 
                    of the 
                    Financial 
                    instrument,                     GB0002074580 
                    type of instrument 
                    Identification 
                    code 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
       b.          Nature of                       1. Exercise of 4,648 nil-cost options 
                    the transaction                 under the DSBP. 
                                                    2. Exercise of 3,445 nil-cost options 
                                                    under the DSBP. 
                                                    3. Exercise of 905 nil-cost options 
                                                    under the DSBP. 
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       c.          Price(s) and                      Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                    volume(s)                        ---------  ---------- 
                                                      1. 0p      4,648 
                                                     ---------  ---------- 
                                                      2. 0p      3,445 
                                                     ---------  ---------- 
                                                      3. 0p      905 
                                                     ---------  ---------- 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
       d.               Aggregated                   Average     Total volume(s) 
                         information                   price(s) 
                          *    Aggregated volume     ----------  ---------------- 
                                                      1. 0p       4,648 
                                                     ----------  ---------------- 
                          *    Price                  2. 0p       3,445 
                                                     ----------  ---------------- 
                                                      3. 0p       905 
                                                     ----------  ---------------- 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
       e.          Date of the                     2017-12-19 
                    transaction 
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       f.          Place of the                    Outside a trading venue. 
                    transaction 
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                   Details of the transaction(s): section to be 
              4.    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                     Ordinary shares of 10p each 
             a.     of the 
                    Financial 
                    instrument,                     GB0002074580 
                    type of instrument 
                    Identification 
                    code 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
             b.    Nature of                       1. Sale of 2,192 shares arising from 
             b.     the transaction                 the exercise of nil-cost options 
                                                    under the DSBP to offset income tax 
                                                    and social security liabilities due 
                                                    on the exercise. 
                                                    2. Sale of 1,625 shares arising from 
                                                    the exercise of nil-cost options 
                                                    under the DSBP to offset income tax 
                                                    and social security liabilities due 
                                                    on the exercise. 
                                                    3. Sale of 905 shares arising from 
                                                    the exercise of nil-cost options 
                                                    under the DSBP partly to offset income 
                                                    tax and social security liabilities 
                                                    due on the exercise. 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
             c.    Price(s) and                      Price(s)       Volume(s) 
             c.     volume(s)                        -------------  ---------- 
                                                      1. 2,552.5p    2,192 
                                                     -------------  ---------- 
                                                      2. 2,552.5p    1,625 
                                                     -------------  ---------- 
                                                      3. 2,552.5p    905 
                                                     -------------  ---------- 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
             d.         Aggregated                   Average        Total volume(s) 
             d.          information                   price(s) 
                          *    Aggregated volume     -------------  ---------------- 
                                                      1. 2,552.5p    2,192 
                                                     -------------  ---------------- 
                          *    Price                  2. 2,552.5p    1,625 
                                                     -------------  ---------------- 
                                                      3. 2,552.5p    905 
                                                     -------------  ---------------- 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
       e.          Date of the                     2017-12-19 
                    transaction 
================  ==============================  ======================================== 
       f.          Place of the                    London Stock Exchange, Main Market 
                    transaction                     (XLON) 

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