Director/PDMR Shareholding
Genus plc announced on September 17, 2026, that conditional share awards were granted on September 16, 2026, under its 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan and Deferred Bonus Plan to Executive Directors and members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team. These awards include performance share units (PSUs) totaling 137,327 ordinary shares and restricted share units (RSUs) totaling 71,351 ordinary shares, all granted at zero pence. Additionally, deferred bonus plan awards were granted, comprising 40,632 ordinary shares at zero pence. These transactions occurred outside a trading venue.
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Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that on 16 September 2026, conditional share awards were granted under the Genus 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') over ordinary shares in Genus to the Executive Directors and members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT'). Awards granted as performance share units ('PSUs') are listed in table A below; Awards granted as restricted share units ('RSUs') are listed in table B below. In addition, in line with Genus' deferral requirements relating to the annual bonus earned by Executive Directors and GELT for the financial year ended 30 June 2026, conditional share awards were granted over ordinary shares under the Genus 2025 Deferred Bonus Plan ('DBP') as listed in table C below.
Details of the performance conditions that apply to the PSUs can be found in the Directors' Remuneration Report of the Genus 2026 Annual Report which will be published next month.
The price at which LTIP and DBP share awards have been granted was determined in accordance with the LTIP and DBP rules.
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 of the conditional awards made on 16 September 2026.
| a. | Name | 1. Jorgen Kokke 2. Andy Russell 3. Mark Birri 4. Matt Culbertson 5. Jim Low 6. Elena Rice 7. Angelle Rosata 8. Lucie Grant |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a. | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. Chief Corporate Development Officer 4. Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC 5. Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS 6. Chief Scientific Officer 7. Chief Human Resources Officer 8. Group General Counsel & Company Secretary |
| 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 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Conditional award granted as PSUs under the LTIP over ordinary shares in Genus. |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Numbers 1 to 8 in the left-hand column correspond to the relevant PDMR as detailed in boxes 1a and 2a above. Price(s) Volume(s) 1. 0p 42,172 2. 0p 27,613 3. 0p 10,471 4. 0p 17,554 5. 0p 15,705 6. 0p 15,381 7. 0p 13,936 8. 0p 14,930 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | n/a |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. |
Table B - GELT 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan Awards - RSUs
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | 1. Jorgen Kokke 2. Andy Russell 3. Mark Birri 4. Matt Culbertson 5. Jim Low 6. Elena Rice 7. Angelle Rosata 8. Lucie Grant |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a. | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. Chief Corporate Development Officer 4. Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC 5. Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS 6. Chief Scientific Officer 7. Chief Human Resources Officer 8. Group General Counsel & Company Secretary |
| 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 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Conditional award granted as RSUs under the LTIP over ordinary shares in Genus. |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Numbers 1 to 8 in the left-hand column correspond to the relevant PDMR as detailed in boxes 1a and 2a above. Price(s) Volume(s) 1. 0p 21,086 2. 0p 13,806 3. 0p 5,235 4. 0p 8,777 5. 0p 7,852 6. 0p 7,690 7. 0p 6,968 8. 0p 7,465 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | n/a |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. |
| Table C - GELT 2025 Deferred Bonus Plan Awards | ||
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | 1. Jorgen Kokke 2. Andy Russell 3. Mark Birri 4. Matt Culbertson 5. Jim Low 6. Elena Rice 7. Lucie Grant |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a. | Position/status | 1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Chief Financial Officer 3. Chief Corporate Development Officer 4. Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC 5. Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS 6. Chief Scientific Officer 7. Group General Counsel & Company Secretary |
| 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 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Conditional award granted under the DBP over ordinary shares in Genus. |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Numbers 1 to 7 in the left-hand column correspond to the relevant PDMR as detailed in boxes 1a and 2a above. Price(s) Volume(s) 1. 0p 11,788 2. 0p 11,090 3. 0p 2,446 4. 0p 4,142 5. 0p 2,906 6. 0p 3,536 7. 0p 3,314 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | n/a |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue. |
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