Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

Issue of Conditional shares under the Annual Bonus Plan

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

9,169

e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

9,169

Nil

Nil

f)

Date of the transaction

08 October 2018

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM