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RNS Number : 7089V
ABCAM Plc
06 November 2017
 

For immediate release

6 November 2017

ABCAM PLC

("Abcam" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding Notification

Cambridge, UK: Abcam plc (AIM: ABC), a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, on 3 November 2017 granted share awards in the form of nil cost options or conditional shares ("Awards") to the following Directors/PDMRs under the Abcam plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"):

 

PDMR

Number of 0.2 pence Ordinary Shares subject to the Awards

 

 

Alan Hirzel

Chief Executive Officer

 

60,294*

 

Gavin Wood

Chief Financial Officer

 

30,147

 

Suzanne Smith

Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

10,100

 



* The award made to Alan Hirzel is in the form of conditional shares which will be transferred following vesting.

The Awards will vest in three years' time subject to continued employment and satisfaction of performance conditions. The performance conditions are split 70% on the growth in earnings per share and 30% on strategic KPIs, as detailed in the Company's annual report.

Additional post-vesting holding periods of 3 years and 2 years will apply to the Awards for Alan Hirzel and Gavin Wood respectively.

The notifications for these Awards can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Abcam

+ 44 (0) 1223 696 000

 

Suzanne Smith, Company Secretary

 


 

J.P.Morgan Cazenove - Nominated Advisor & Corporate Broker

+ 44 (0) 20 7742 4000

 

James Mitford / Candelle Chong


 

FTI Consulting

+ 44 (0) 20 3727 1000

 

Ben Atwell / Brett Pollard / Natalie Garland-Collins


 

 

 


 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mr Alan Hirzel

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Abcam plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800B9N83DSNT33F79

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 0.2 pence each

 

 

 

GB00B6774699

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of conditional shares under the Abcam plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"):

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

60,294


e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

 

60,294

Nil

Nil

f)

Date of the transaction

3 November 2017

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM


 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mr Gavin Wood

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Abcam plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800B9N83DSNT33F79

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 0.2 pence each

 

 

 

GB00B6774699

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost options under the Abcam plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"):

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.2p

30,147


e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

 

30,147

0.2 pence per share

£60.29

f)

Date of the transaction

3 November 2017

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mrs Suzanne Smith

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

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

a)

Name

Abcam plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier

213800B9N83DSNT33F79

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 0.2 pence each

 

 

 

GB00B6774699

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of nil cost options under the Abcam plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"):

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.2p

10,100




e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

 

10,100

0.2 pence per share

£20.20

f)

Date of the transaction

3 November 2017

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

 

 

 


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