Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release

28 September 2018

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Suzanne Smith

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Legal Officer & 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

Transaction 1: Exercise of options under the Abcam plc Annual Bonus Plan, at nominal value

Transaction 2: Sale of resulting shares arising from Transaction 1.

Transaction 3: Purchase of the number of shares under an ISA equivalent to the net value of Transaction 2 after tax, national insurance and dealing charges, i.e. a 'bed and ISA'.

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Transaction 1 (exercise)

Transaction 2 (sale)

Transaction 3 (purchase)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.002

3,820

£14.48

3,820

£14.467399

2,011

e)

Aggregated information

Transaction 1 (exercise)

Transaction 2 (sale)

Transaction 3 (purchase)

Price(s)

Aggregated volume(s)

Aggregated Total

£0.002

3,820

£7.64

£14.48

3,820

£55,313.60

£14.467399

2,011

£29,093.94

f)

Date of the transaction

Transaction 1 (exercise)

Transaction 2 (sale)

Transaction 3 (purchase)

26 September 2018

26 September 2018

27 September 2018

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

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

Exercise of nil-cost option under the rules of the Abcam plc Long Term Incentive Plan and sale of sufficient shares to fund the tax, national insurance and dealing charges. Balance retained.

c)

Currency

GBP

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Acquisition of shares on exercise of share award

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax, national insurance and dealing charges

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

54,242

£14.48

25,584

Aggregated information

Acquisition of shares on exercise of share award

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax, national insurance and dealing charges

Price(s)

Aggregated Volume(s)

Aggregated Total

Nil

54,242

N/A

£14.48

25,584

£370,456.32

f)

Date of the transaction

26 September 2018

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM