Notification of Transactions of Director/PDMR
Kainos Group plc has announced that Richard McCann, CFO/COO, transferred 1,521,822 ordinary shares to his spouse, Kerry McCann, as part of divorce proceedings. Following this off-market transfer, Richard McCann and his closely associated person now hold 4,631,476 ordinary shares, representing 3.92% of the company's issued share capital. This notification also includes the exercise of 544 options under the 2022 SAYE scheme on 11 December 2025, which was delayed due to an administrative oversight, with the PDMR confirming no inside information was possessed at the time.
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The Company has been notified that in connection with a personal financial commitment forming part of divorce proceedings, Richard McCann has made an off-market transfer of 1,521,822 Kainos Group plc ordinary shares to his spouse Kerry McCann who is currently classified as a Person Closely Associated ("PCA"). Kerry McCann will remain a PCA until the marriage is legally dissolved, at which point the Company will no longer be required to aggregate her shareholding with that of Richard McCann in its disclosures.
Following this transfer Richard McCann and his PCA have a reportable shareholding of 4,631, 476* ordinary shares, representing 3.92% of the Company's issued share capital.
* Note: This total includes 544 shares resulting from an exercise of options under the Company's 2022 SAYE scheme on 11 December 2025. The exercise was identified during a routine internal reconciliation; the delay in notification was due to an administrative oversight regarding the classification of the exercise. The PDMR has confirmed that they were not in possession of inside information at the time of the transaction and continues to hold the resulting shares.
Spousal Transfer
| 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" vs "Amendment" | Initial Notification | ||||
| 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 (ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727 )/ KNOS | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Transfer to spouse | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue (XOFF) | ||||
| SAYE Exercise | ||||||
| 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" vs "Amendment" | Initial Notification | ||||
| 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 (ISIN: GB00BZ0D6727 )/ KNOS | ||||
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options under 2022 SAYE Scheme | ||||
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d. | Aggregated information · Aggregated volume · Price | N/A | ||||
| f. | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue (XOFF) | ||||
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