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Director/PDMR Shareholding

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RNS Number : 6540T

Genus PLC

15 November 2019

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 14 September 2019 under the Genus Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSBP') as listed in table A below, members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 14 November 2019 and 15 November 2019 respectively, on the London Stock Exchange, to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercises and retained the balance of ordinary shares.

The below notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail of the number of nil-cost options exercised and ordinary shares sold on 14 November 2019 and 15 November 2019 respectively.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Vaughn Walton, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1256 347100

Table A - GELT Deferred Share Bonus Plan Exercises

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name

1. Stephen Wilson

2. Dan Hartley

3. William Christianson

4. Jerry Thompson

Reason for the notification

Position/status

1. Chief Executive Officer

2. Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

3. Chief Operating Officer Genus PIC

4. Chief Operating Officer Genus ABS Beef

Initial notification

/Amendment

Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

Genus plc

LEI

54930022EOITNKSIGH56

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

Description of the

Financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0002074580

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of nil-cost options under the DSBP.

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. 0.00p

2. 0.00p

3. 0.00p

4. 0.00p

4,725

2,474

2,880

2,426

Aggregated information

· Aggregated volume

· Price

Average price(s)

Total volume(s)

1. 0.00p

2. 0.00p

3. 0.00p

4. 0.00p

4,725

2,474

2,880

2,426

Date of the transaction

1. 2019-11-14

2. 2019-11-14

3. 2019-11-15

4. 2019-11-15

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

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

Description of the

Financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0002074580

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the DSBP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. 3,126.00p

2. 3,109.56p

3. 3,064.00p

4. 3,054.00p

2,274

1,191

1,175

965

Aggregated information

· Aggregated volume

· Price

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. 3,126.00p

2. 3,109.56p

3. 3,064.00p

4. 3,054.00p

2,274

1,191

1,175

965

Date of the transaction

1. 2019-11-14

2. 2019-11-14

3. 2019-11-15

4. 2019-11-15

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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RNS metadata

Title: Director/PDMR Shareholding
Time: 18:18:34
Date: 15 Nov 2019
Category: Director/PDMR dealings
ID: 6540T