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RNS Number : 4917O

ABCAM Plc

07 November 2016

For immediate release

7 November 2016

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 4 November 2016 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           70,505* 
Gavin Wood 
 Chief Financial Officer           35,252 
Suzanne Smith 
 Chief Legal Officer and Company 
 Secretary                         11,985 
 
 

* 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 Remuneration Committee also granted the following joining share award in the form of nil cost options to the following PDMR of the Company under the Abcam plc LTIP:

 
PDMR                       Number of 0.2 pence Ordinary 
                            Shares subject to the LTIP 
                            Award 
Gavin Wood 
 Chief Financial Officer   39,793 
 

This Award will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment and the following performance conditions:

75% of the LTIP will be subject to the same performance conditions as the 2016/17 LTIP award, i.e. 70% based on the growth in earnings per share and 30% on strategic KPIs. The remaining 25% will not be subject to performance conditions.

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.

##Ends##

For further information, please contact:

 
                                                                  + 44 (0) 1223 696 
Abcam                                                              000 
Suzanne Smith, Company Secretary 
J.P.Morgan Cazenove - Nominated Advisor 
 & Corporate Broker                                               + 44 (0) 20 7742 4000 
James Mitford / Christopher Cargill 
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                   Initial Notification 
         /Amendment 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                                   Abcam plc 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Legal Entity Identifier                N/A 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 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                         Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each 
         the financial instrument, 
         type of instrument 
 
         Identification                         GB00B6774699 
         code 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 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                70,505 
  -----------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 e)     Aggregated information 
         - Aggregated volume                     70,505 
         - Price                                 Nil 
         - Aggregated total                      Nil 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Date of the transaction                4 November 2016 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 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                   Initial Notification 
         /Amendment 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
-----  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)     Name                                   Abcam plc 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 b)     Legal Entity Identifier                N/A 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 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                         Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each 
         the financial instrument, 
         type of instrument 
 
         Identification                         GB00B6774699 
         code 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 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               75,045 
  -----------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 e)     Aggregated information 
   - Aggregated volume                    75,045 
   - Price                                 0.2 pence per share 
   - Aggregated total                      GBP150.09 
 -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)     Date of the transaction                4 November 2016 
-----  -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------- 
 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                        Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
----  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                        Abcam plc 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Legal Entity Identifier                     N/A 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 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                              Ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each 
        the financial 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument 
                                                    GB00B6774699 
        Identification 
        code 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 b)    Nature of the                               Grant of nil cost options under the Abcam plc 
        transaction                                 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"): 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 c)    Currency                                    GBP 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 d)    Price(s) and volume(s)                            Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
----  ------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                   0.2p                    11,985 
 -----------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 e)    Aggregated information 
   - Aggregated volume                              11,985 
   - Price                                           0.2 pence per share 
   - Aggregated total                                GBP23.97 
 -----------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 f)    Date of the transaction                     4 November 2016 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 g)    Place of the transaction                    London Stock Exchange, AIM 
----  ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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