29 October 2021
Genel Energy plc (the Company)
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
On 28 October 2021 Esa Ikaheimonen exercised options granted to him under the Company's restricted share plan and sold sufficient shares to cover tax liabilities arising as a result of his options exercise.
The notification below made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation provides further detail.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Esa Ikaheimonen
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Reason for Notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer
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b)
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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Details of the issuers, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Genel Energy plc
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b)
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LEI
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549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be replaced for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date (iv) each place where transaction have been conducted
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
JE00B55Q3P39
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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- Exercise of nil cost options granted on 27 August 2019 under the restricted share plan
- Sale of shares to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities
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c)
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Price(s) and volumes(s)
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Price
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Volume
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(i) Nil
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38,127
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(ii) £26,968.76
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17,966
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d)
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Aggregated information
-Aggregated volume
-Price
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20,161
£26,968.76 (17,966 shares sold to cover income tax and national insurance liabilities)
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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28 October 2021
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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-ends-
For further information please contact:
Genel Energy
Andrew Benbow, Head of Communications
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+44 20 7659 5100
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Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
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+44 20 7830 9700
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Notes to editors:
Genel Energy is a socially responsible oil producer listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL, LEI: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94). The Company is one of the largest London-listed independent hydrocarbon producers, with an asset portfolio that positions us well for a future of fewer and better natural resources projects. Genel has low-cost and low-carbon production from the Sarta, Taq Taq, and Tawke licences in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, providing financial resilience that allows investment in growth and the payment of a material and sustainable dividend, even at a low oil price. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com.