Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7856R

Genus PLC

04 March 2019

 

4 March 2019

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of contingent rights over ordinary shares in Genus on 5 January 2019 under an individual restricted stock award agreement, Dr. Nate Zwald, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team, sold ordinary shares in Genus on 1 March 2019, on the London Stock Exchange to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise, and retained the balance of ordinary shares.

The below notification made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail of the number of contingent rights exercised and ordinary shares sold.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Vaughn Walton, Interim Deputy Company Secretary                                                      Tel: [phone]

Table A - GELT Restricted Stock Award Exercise

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Dr. Nate Zwald
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Chief Operating Officer, Genus ABS Dairy
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	Acquisition of shares following exercise of 3,612 contingent rights under an individual restricted stock award agreement.
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0p 3,612
d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) Total volume(s) 0p 3,612
e.	Date of the transaction	2019-03-01
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 1,293 shares arising from the exercise of contingent rights under an individual restricted stock award agreement, to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.
c.     c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 2,198.0404p 1,293
d.    d.	Aggregated information ·     Aggregated volume ·     Price	Average price(s) Total volume(s) 2,198.0404p 1,293
e.	Date of the transaction	2019-03-01
f.	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

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