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 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 release of award

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

59,882

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

£12.3185

28,216

e)

Aggregated information

Acquisition of shares on release of award

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

Price(s)

Aggregated Volume(s)

Aggregated Total

Nil

59,882

N/A

£12.3185

28,216

£347,578.80

f)

Date of the transaction

08 November 2018

g)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM