Director/PDMR Shareholding
Genus plc announced that on March 31, 2026, 7,307 ordinary shares vested for Jim Low, Chief Operating Officer, ABS, under a Restricted Stock Award. To cover tax liabilities, Mr. Low sold 2,756 ordinary shares at 2,405 pence each on the London Stock Exchange, retaining the remaining 4,551 shares.
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Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that further to the share awards granted to Jim Low, a member of the Genus Executive Leadership Team, on 11 September 2024 under a Restricted Stock Award (RSA) over ordinary shares in Genus, 7,307 share awards granted pursuant to the above RSA vested on 31 March 2026, as listed in table A below, and 7,307 shares were released to Jim Low. In order to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the vesting of those share awards, Jim Low sold 2,756 ordinary shares on 31 March 2026 and retained the balance of 4,551 ordinary shares, as listed in table B below.
The below notifications, made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, give further detail on the PDMR transactions described above.
| a. | Name | Genus plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 54930022EOITNKSIGH56 | ||||
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0002074580 | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of share awards and release of shares on 31 March 2026 under a Restricted Stock Award over ordinary shares in Genus. | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | Average price(s) Total volume(s) 0p 7,307 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. |
Table B - Sale of sufficient ordinary shares on 31 March 2026 to cover tax and social security liabilities
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a. | Name | Jim Low | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a. | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer, ABS | ||||
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a. | Name | Genus plc | ||||
| b. | LEI | 54930022EOITNKSIGH56 | ||||
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 10p each GB0002074580 | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | Average price(s) Total volume(s) 2,405p 2,756 | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange. |
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