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On 11 April 2026, 50% of Deferred Bonus Plan awards made to Nicholas Keher, Chief Financial Officer of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc, vested. On 14 April 2026, 48,920 new ordinary shares were issued to Mr. Keher at nil cost. Subsequently, Mr. Keher sold 22,993 shares on the London Stock Exchange at a price of £1.0848 per share.
| Date | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 17:30:01 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 6414A |
15 April 2026
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (the "Company")
Vesting of DBP awards; Director/PDMR Notification
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
The Company announces the following transactions in connection with certain of its employee share plans.
Vesting of 2024 and 2025 Deferred Bonus Plan 2021 ("DBP") awards
On 11 April 2026, 50% of the DBP awards made to Nicholas Keher, a person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), in 2024 and 2025 vested and the awards were satisfied through the issue of new ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Shares") on 14 April 2026 as follows:
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Nicholas Keher (Director) |
48,920 |
Nicholas Keher then sold sufficient Shares to meet his tax liabilities in respect of the vesting of his award.
Nicholas Keher - Issue of new shares under the DBP
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Nicholas Keher |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial/Amendment notification |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each
GB00BP6S8Z30 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Vesting of awards made under the Deferred Bonus Plan 2021 |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price |
48,920 Nil |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
14 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Nicholas Keher - Sale of new shares under the DBP
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Nicholas Keher |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial/Amendment notification |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of £0.0001 each
GB00BP6S8Z30 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Sale |
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c) |
Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Aggregated price |
22,993 £24,942.94 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
14 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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