Director/PDMR shareholdings

11 July 2017

 

Kainos Group plc

 

("Kainos" or the "Company)

Director / PDMR shareholdings

The Company announces that on 11 July 2017, share awards (the "Awards") approved by the Board of Directors of the Company under:

(i)           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; and

(ii)          the Kainos Group Performance Share Plan (the "PSP Awards"), in the form of nominal value options over Ordinary Shares were awarded to executive directors and executive managers of the Company.

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
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Kainos Group plc
b.	LEI	213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47
4.	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
a.	Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each     KNOS
b.	Nature of the transaction	PSP and SIP Share Awards 2017
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	SIP Award1 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.798 460   PSP Award2 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.817 21,725   1. Subject to the vesting criteria set out in the Annual Report 2. Subject to the vesting and performance criteria set out in the Annual Report
d.	Aggregated information ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price	N/A
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-07-11
f.	Place of the transaction	LSE - Regulated Market - XLON
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
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Kainos Group plc
b.	LEI	213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47
4.	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
a.	Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each     KNOS
b.	Nature of the transaction	Disposal of Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	SIP Award1 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.798 460   PSP Award2 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.817 24,139   1. Subject to the vesting criteria set out in the Annual Report 2. Subject to the vesting and performance criteria set out in the Annual Report
d.	Aggregated information ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price	N/A
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-06-30
f.	Place of the transaction	LSE - Regulated Market - XLON
1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Paul Gannon
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	Sales Director
b.	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Kainos Group plc
b.	LEI	213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47
4.	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
a.	Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each     KNOS
b.	Nature of the transaction	Disposal of Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	SIP Award1 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.798 460   PSP Award2 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.817 19,346   1. Subject to the vesting criteria set out in the Annual Report.  Mr Gannon's SIP shares are acquired through an Irish Revenue approved share scheme with similar provisions to the U.K. SIP. 2. Subject to the vesting and performance criteria set out in the Annual Report
d.	Aggregated information ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price	N/A
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-06-30
f.	Place of the transaction	LSE - Regulated Market - XLON
1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a.	Name	Brian Gannon
2.	Reason for the notification
a.	Position/status	SVP Corporate Development
b.	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Kainos Group plc
b.	LEI	213800H2PQMIF3OVZY47
4.	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
a.	Description of the Financial instrument/ type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of £0.005 each     KNOS
b.	Nature of the transaction	Disposal of Shares
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)	SIP Award1 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.798 460   PSP Award2 Price(s) Volume(s) £2.817 19,346   1. Subject to the vesting criteria set out in the Annual Report 2. Subject to the vesting and performance criteria set out in the Annual Report
d.	Aggregated information ·      Aggregated volume ·      Price	N/A
e.	Date of the transaction	2017-06-30
f.	Place of the transaction	LSE - Regulated Market - XLON

Ends

For further information, please contact:

 

Kainos                                                                                             via FTI Consulting LLP

Brendan Mooney, Chief Executive Officer

Richard McCann, Chief Financial Officer

Brian Gannon, SVP Corporate Development

 

Investec Bank plc                                                                             +44 20 7597 5970

Patrick Robb / Dominic Emery

 

Canaccord Genuity                                                                         +44 20 7523 4606

Simon Bridges / Emma Gabriel

 

FTI Consulting LLP                                                                           +44 20 3727 1000

Matt Dixon / Nicola Krafft

 

About Kainos

Kainos Group plc is a UK-based provider of Digital Services and Digital Platforms.  

The Group's Digital Services include full lifecycle development and support of customised Digital Services for government and commercial customers. Kainos is also the largest boutique partner for Workday Inc. ('Workday') in Europe, responsible for implementing Workday's innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for enterprise customers.

The Group's Digital Platforms comprise specialised digital products in the mobile healthcare and automated testing arenas. Evolve Electronic Medical Records ('EMR') is the market leading product for the digitisation of patient notes in the Acute sector of the NHS; Evolve Integrated Care ('IC') is a SaaS-based integrated care platform for the NHS and international healthcare providers; and Smart is an automated testing platform for Workday customers.

Kainos employs approximately 1,000 staff and contractors across eight offices in Europe and the USA, working interchangeably across its Services and Platforms businesses.

Kainos is listed on the London Stock Exchange (KNOS). For further information, please visit www.kainos.com