Share Incentive Plan - Director/PDMR Shareholding
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has announced that on October 14, 2026, its Share Incentive Plan (SIP) trustee purchased 70 ordinary shares at £2.15 per share for Francis Van Parys, the CEO, and 69 ordinary shares at the same price for Nick Keher, the CFO. In addition, the company issued an equal number of matching ordinary shares to the SIP trustee for both individuals, with no cost to the employees for these matching shares, totaling 140 ordinary shares awarded to Mr. Van Parys and 138 to Mr. Keher under the SIP.
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The Company has been notified by Computershare Trustees Limited, the trustee of the SIP (the "SIP Trustee") that on 14 October 2026, it made an award of Partnership Shares (as defined in the SIP) of 70 Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares") on behalf of Francis Van Parys, a director of the Company and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") and 69 Ordinary Shares on behalf of Nick Keher, a director of the Company and a PDMR. The Ordinary Shares were purchased using each participating employee's gross salary at a price of £2.15 per Ordinary Share.
Under the SIP, the SIP Trustee will award each participating employee one Matching Share (as defined in the SIP) for each Ordinary Share purchased by the employee under the SIP. On 14 October 2026, the Company issued 70 Ordinary Shares to the SIP Trustee to hold on behalf of Francis Van Parys to satisfy the Matching Shares awarded under the SIP to him on that date, and 69 Ordinary Shares to the SIP Trustee to hold on behalf of Nick Keher to satisfy the Matching Shares awarded under the SIP to him on that date.
Further details of the transactions referred to above by the SIP Trustee are set out below:
| Name of PDMR | Number of Partnership Shares | Number of Matching Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Van Parys (Director) | 70 | 70 |
| Nick Keher (Director) | 69 | 69 |
Francis Van Parys - purchase of shares under the SIP
| 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 | Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 70 shares £150.50 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 October 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
Francis Van Parys - issue of new shares under the SIP
| 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 | Grant of Matching Shares through an issue of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 70 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 70 shares Nil | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 October 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| Nick Keher - purchase of shares under the SIP | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Nick Keher | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial 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 | Purchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 69 shares £148.35 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 October 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Nick Keher - issue of new shares under the SIP
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Nick Keher |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial 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 | Grant of Matching Shares through an issue of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 69 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price | 69 shares Nil |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 14 October 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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