12 November 2026
("Kainos" or the "Company")
Director / PDMR shareholdings
The Company announces that on 12 November 2026, share awards (the "Awards") were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company:
* Following a review of its historic share-based remuneration arrangements, The Company is providing notification of certain cash equivalent awards previously granted to Padraig Callaghan, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") of the Company.
The awards, granted under the Company's Phantom Performance Share Plan and Phantom SAYE, are cash settled arrangements whose value is linked to the performance of the Kainos Group plc share price. The awards do not confer any entitlement to ordinary shares in the Company. The awards were granted on 4 June 2026 and 26 June 2026 respectively and are subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the relevant award arrangements.
The Company is making this notification to ensure that the relevant awards are appropriately disclosed in accordance with Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. Further details of the awards are set out in the notification below.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
(A19 Market Abuse Regulation)
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Brendan Mooney | ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
CEO | ||||
b. |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc | ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 | ||||
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 £0.005 each
(ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727)/KNOS | ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
SIP Share Awards 2026 | ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A | ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
12-11-2026 | ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Richard McCann | ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
CFO/COO | ||||
b. |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc | ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 | ||||
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 £0.005 each
(ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727)/KNOS | ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
SIP Share Awards 2026 | ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A | ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
12-11-2026 | ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Daniel Kemp | ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
Divisional Director | ||||
b. |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc | ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 | ||||
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 £0.005 each
(ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727)/KNOS | ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
SIP Share Awards 2026 | ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A | ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
12-11-2026 | ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Derek Brown | ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
Divisional Director | ||||
b. |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc | ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 | ||||
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 £0.005 each
(ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727)/KNOS | ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
CSA Share Awards 2026 | ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A | ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
12-11-2026 | ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Padraig Callaghan | ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
Divisional Director | ||||
b. |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc | ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 | ||||
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 |
Cash settled phantom share award linked to the ordinary share price of Kainos Group plc
| ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of a cash settled phantom share award under the Company's 2026 Phantom Gifted Award. The award entitles the participant to a cash payment determined by reference to the Company's ordinary share price. No ordinary shares will be issued or transferred. | ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A | ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
12-11-2026 | ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue | ||||
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Padraig Callaghan
| ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
Divisional Director
| ||||
b. |
“Initial notification” vs “Amendment” |
Initial Notification | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc
| ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47
| ||||
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 |
Cash settled phantom share award linked to the ordinary share price of Kainos Group plc. (ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727)/KNOS | ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of a cash settled phantom share award under the Company's 2026 Phantom PSP. The award entitles the participant to a cash payment determined by reference to the Company's ordinary share price, subject to the applicable vesting conditions. No ordinary shares will be issued or transferred. | ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A
| ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
04-06-2026
| ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue
| ||||
1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a. |
Name |
Padraig Callaghan
| ||||
2. |
Reason for the notification | |||||
a. |
Position/status |
Divisional Director
| ||||
b. |
“Initial notification” vs “Amendment” |
Initial Notification | ||||
3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a. |
Name |
Kainos Group plc
| ||||
b. |
LEI |
213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47
| ||||
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 |
Cash settled phantom share award linked to the ordinary share price of Kainos Group plc.
(ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727)/KNOS | ||||
b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of a cash settled phantom share award under the Company's 2026 Phantom SAYE. The award entitles the participant to a cash payment determined by reference to the Company's ordinary share price. No ordinary shares will be issued or transferred.
| ||||
c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
d. |
Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price |
N/A
| ||||
e. |
Date of the transaction |
26-06-2026
| ||||
f. |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue
| ||||
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Kainos via FTI Consulting LLP
Brendan Mooney, Chief Executive Officer
Richard McCann, Chief Financial Officer
Investec Bank plc +44 20 7597 5970
Patrick Robb / Nick Prowting / Arnav Kapoor
FTI Consulting LLP +44 20 3727 1000
Dwight Burden / Kwaku Aning
About Kainos Group plc
Kainos Group plc is a UK-headquartered provider of sophisticated IT services to major public sector, commercial and healthcare customers and a developer of software applications.
Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: KNOS).
Our expertise spans three divisions:
Digital Services develops and supports custom digital service platforms, which help customers solve key business problems such as the need to improve their service, reduce costs and increase productivity.
Workday Services is a respected Workday partner, providing a comprehensive range of services to support customers deploying Workday's Finance, HR and Planning products.
Workday Products develops proprietary software products that complement Workday, by enhancing our customers' system security and compliance and improving their document generation and storage.
Our purpose
Our purpose is to help our customers with their most challenging projects and, together with our partners, help them build the capability to succeed in the digital age.
Find out more
You can discover more about us at www.kainos.com.