Director/PDMR Shareholding
Kainos Group plc announced on November 13, 2025, that share awards were granted to eligible UK-based employees, including executive directors, under the company's Share Incentive Plan. These awards, in the form of free ordinary shares contingent on length of service, were granted at an exercise price of £9.401 per share. Specifically, CEO Brendan Mooney, CFO/COO Richard McCann, Divisional Director Malachy Smith, and Divisional Director Daniel Kemp each received 220 ordinary shares. These transactions occurred outside of a trading venue.
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The Company announces that on 13 November 2025, share awards (the "Awards") approved by the Board of Directors of the Company under the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Share Incentive Plan scheme (the "SIP Awards"), in the form of free ordinary shares, contingent on length of service of 0.5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were provided to all eligible U.K. based employees of the Company, including the executive directors of the Company, or its subsidiaries.
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 |
| a. | Name | Kainos Group plc |
| b. | LEI | 213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 |
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each KNOS |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | SIP Share Awards 2025 |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise Price(s) Volume(s) £ 9.401 220 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A |
| 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 |
| a. | Name | Kainos Group plc |
| b. | LEI | 213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 |
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each KNOS |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | SIP Share Awards 2025 |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise Price(s) Volume(s) £ 9.401 220 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | Malachy Smith |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a. | Position/status | Divisional Director |
| b. | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial |
| a. | Name | Kainos Group plc |
| b. | LEI | 213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 |
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each KNOS |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | SIP Share Awards 2025 |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise Price(s) Volume(s) £ 9.401 220 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A |
| 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 |
| a. | Name | Kainos Group plc |
| b. | LEI | 213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47 |
| a. | Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each KNOS |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | SIP Share Awards 2025 |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Exercise Price(s) Volume(s) £ 9.401 220 |
| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A |
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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