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Oxford Nanopore Tech - Share Incentive Plan - Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2048E

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

13 May 2026

 

13 May 2026

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (the "Company")

Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") PDMR Notification

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The Company has been notified by Computershare Trustees Limited, the trustee of the SIP (the "SIP Trustee") that on 13 May 2026, it made an award of Partnership Shares (as defined in the SIP) of 133 ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares") on behalf of Francis Van Parys, a director of the Company and a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") and 134  Ordinary Shares on behalf of Nick Keher, a director of the Company and a PDMR. The Ordinary Shares were purchased using each participating employee's gross salary at a price of £1.125 per Ordinary Share.

Under the SIP, the SIP Trustee will award each participating employee one Matching Share (as defined in the SIP) for each Ordinary Share purchased by the employee under the SIP. On 13 May 2026, the Company issued 133 Ordinary Shares to the SIP Trustee to hold on behalf of Francis Van Parys to satisfy the Matching Shares awarded under the SIP to him on that date, and 134 Ordinary Shares to the SIP Trustee to hold on behalf of Nick Keher to satisfy the Matching Shares awarded under the SIP to him on that date.

Further details of the transactions referred to above by the SIP Trustee are set out below:

Name of PDMRNumber of Partnership SharesNumber of Matching Shares
Francis Van Parys (Director)133133
Nick Keher (Director)134134
  This announcement is made pursuant to the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. Francis Van Parys - purchase of shares under the SIP
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)NameFrancis Van Parys
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusChief Executive Officer
b)Initial/Amendment notificationInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameOxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)LEI213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
4Details 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 £0.0001 each
GB00BP6S8Z30
b)Nature of the transactionPurchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£1.125133
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Aggregated price
133 shares
£149.625
e)Date of the transaction13 May 2026
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
  Francis Van Parys - issue of new shares under the SIP
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)NameFrancis Van Parys
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusChief Executive Officer
b)Initial/Amendment notificationInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameOxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)LEI213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
4Details 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 £0.0001 each
GB00BP6S8Z30
b)Nature of the transactionGrant of Matching Shares through an issue of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
Nil133
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Aggregated price
133 shares
Nil
e)Date of the transaction13 May 2026
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
  Nick Keher - purchase of shares under the SIP
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)NameNick Keher
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusChief Financial Officer
b)Initial/Amendment notificationInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameOxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)LEI213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
4Details 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 £0.0001 each
GB00BP6S8Z30
b)Nature of the transactionPurchase of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£1.125134
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Aggregated price
134 shares
£150.75
e)Date of the transaction13 May 2026
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
  Nick Keher - issue of new shares under the SIP
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)NameNick Keher
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusChief Financial Officer
b)Initial/Amendment notificationInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameOxford Nanopore Technologies plc
b)LEI213800IRWQ2Q6M2CDW55
4Details 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 £0.0001 each
GB00BP6S8Z30
b)Nature of the transactionGrant of Matching Shares through an issue of Ordinary Shares under the SIP, held through the SIP Trustee
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
Nil134
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Aggregated price
134 shares
Nil
e)Date of the transaction13 May 2026
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
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