Grant of LTIP awards; Director/PDMR Notification
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc announced that on March 3, 2026, Chief Executive Officer Francis Van Parys was granted conditional awards of 583,791 ordinary shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2021. These awards, valued based on a share price of £1.2944, are intended to compensate for forfeited incentives from a previous employer and will vest according to their original schedules without a holding period. The transaction occurred outside of a trading venue.
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The Company announces that, on 3 March 2026, it made conditional awards over ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Shares") under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2021 ("LTIP") to Francis Van Parys, Chief Executive Officer and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (a "PDMR").
Further details of the awards are set out below.
| Number of Shares subject to award granted under LTIP | Expected vesting date |
| 10,026 | 03/03/2026 |
| 13,234 | 03/03/2026 |
| 15,908 | 03/03/2026 |
| 15,774 | 24/02/2027 |
| 47,057 | 15/07/2026 |
| 15,641 | 15/07/2027 |
| 58,821 | 01/03/2027 |
| 19,651 | 01/03/2028 |
| 65,238 | 15/11/2027 |
| 21,790 | 15/11/2028 |
| 96,520 | 01/03/2028 |
| 32,218 | 01/03/2029 |
| 90,638 | 15/11/2028 |
| 30,346 | 15/11/2029 |
| 765 | 03/03/2026 |
| 3,402 | 03/03/2026 |
| 1,071 | 03/03/2026 |
| 1,081 | 24/02/2027 |
| 2,627 | 15/07/2027 |
| 2,619 | 15/07/2026 |
| 7,776 | 03/03/2026 |
| 7,788 | 01/03/2027 |
| 7,788 | 01/03/2028 |
| 7,788 | 01/03/2029 |
| 2,056 | 15/11/2026 |
| 2,056 | 15/11/2027 |
| 2,056 | 15/11/2028 |
| 2,056 | 15/11/2029 |
The awards have been granted to compensate Francis for certain incentive awards forfeited on leaving his previous employer. These awards vest on the original vesting schedule and will not be subject to a holding period.
The number of Shares over which the awards were granted was calculated based on a price of £1.2944 per Share. This is the average closing middle-market share price, as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange, for the five business days preceding the award date.
Francis Van Parys - LTIP award granted
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Francis Van Parys |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
| b) | Initial/Amendment notification | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each GB00BP6S8Z30 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan 2021 |
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 583,791 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 583,791 Nil |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 3 March 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
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