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Yourgene Health PLC

13 January 2023

Yourgene Health plc

("Yourgene" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Manchester, UK - 13 January 2023: Yourgene (AIM: YGEN), a leading international molecular diagnostics group, announces that it was notified on 12 January 2023 that Bill Chang, Chief Entrepreneur of the Company, purchased 5,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 12 January 2023 at an average price of 0.344p per share.

Following the purchase, Bill Chang is interested in 289,000,142(1) Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 9.10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

(1) 280,000,142 Ordinary Shares are held by Changsform Innovations Pte Ltd, Bill Chang is a company director and beneficial owner of Changsform Innovations Pte Ltd.

Furthermore, the Company was notified on 13 January 2023 that Barry Hextall, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, purchased 2,500,000 Ordinary Shares on 13 January 2023 at an average price of 0.3678p per share.

Following the purchase, Barry Hextall is interested in 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.20 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.

 
Yourgene Health plc                                                Tel: +44 (0)161 669 8122 
 Lyn Rees, Chief Executive Officer                            investors@yourgene-health.com 
Barry Hextall, Chief Financial Officer 
Joanne Cross, Director of Marketing 
 
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (NOMAD)                               Tel: +44 (0)20 7213 0880 
Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti 
 
Singer Capital Markets (Corporate                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7496 3000 
 Broker) 
Aubrey Powell / Tom Salvesen / George 
 Tzimas 
 
Walbrook PR Ltd (Media and Investor     Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or yourgene@walbrookpr.com 
 Relations) 
Paul McManus / Lianne Applegarth                        Mob: 07980 541 893 / Mob: 07584 391 
                                                                                        303 
 

About Yourgene Health

Yourgene Health is an international molecular diagnostics group which develops and commercialises integrated genomic technologies and services enabling genomic medicine in over 60 territories. The group works in partnership with global leaders in DNA technology to advance diagnostic science and support precision medicine.

Yourgene primarily develops, manufactures, and commercialises simple and accurate molecular diagnostic solutions, for reproductive health, precision medicine and now infectious diseases. The Group's flagship products include non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT) for Down's Syndrome and other genetic disorders, Cystic Fibrosis screening tests, invasive rapid aneuploidy tests, and an extension into the precision medicine space with DPYD genotyping.

Yourgene has a range of innovative DNA sample preparation platforms, and launched Yourgene Genomic Services in 2020, which has enabled Yourgene to offer a global laboratory service network equipped to provide high quality genetic testing and bioinformatics solutions and serve as a full life-cycle partner for clinical, research and pharmaceutical organisations to support partners at the preclinical, clinical, and post-market stages to develop, manufacture, obtain regulatory approval and commercialise new products and services.

Yourgene Health is headquartered in Manchester, UK with offices in Taipei, Singapore, the US and Canada, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market under the ticker "YGEN". For more information visit www.yourgene-health.com and follow us on twitter @Yourgene_Health.

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                     Dr Bill Chang 
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       Reason for the notification 
  2 
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 a)    Position/status                          Chief Entrepreneur 
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 b)    Initial notification                     Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
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       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                     Yourgene Health plc 
      ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                      213800UUIT8BZE7QEH33 
      ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     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                       Ordinary shares of 0.1p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                      ISIN: GB00BN31ZD89 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                Purchase of ordinary shares 
      ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.349p          1,000,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.349p          1,000,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.34p           1,000,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.34p           900,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.34p           100,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.34p           900,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
                                                 0.34p           100,000 
                                                --------------  --------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information 
 
  - Aggregated volume                      5,000,000 
 
  - Price                                  0.344p 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                  12 January 2023 
      ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction                 London 
      ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 
 
1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
      / person closely associated 
a)   Name                                       Barry Hextall 
     -----------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a)   Position/status                            Chief Financial Officer 
     -----------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
b)   Initial notification                       Initial notification 
      /Amendment 
     -----------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
a)   Name                                       Yourgene Health plc 
     -----------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
b)   LEI                                        213800UUIT8BZE7QEH33 
     -----------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
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               Ordinary shares of 0.1p each 
      instrument, type of 
      instrument 
 
     Identification code                        ISIN: GB00BN31ZD89 
 
b)   Nature of the transaction                  Purchase of ordinary shares 
     -----------------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
c)   Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                                 --------------  -------------- 
                                                 Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                                 --------------  -------------- 
                                                 0.3678p         2,500,000 
                                                 --------------  -------------- 
 
d)   Aggregated information                     N/A 
 
 - Aggregated volume 
 
 - Price 
 
e)   Date of the transaction                    13 January 2023 
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f)   Place of the transaction                   UK 
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