Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0201Z

Gattaca PLC

12 December 2017

 

12 December 2017

Gattaca plc (the 'Company')

Director / PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that today:

Chief Executive Officer, Brian Wilkinson, exercised nil-cost options to acquire 7,450 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company, such options having previously vested under the Company's 2011 Value Creation Plan ("VCP").  Mr Wilkinson's total interest in the Company increases to 183,701 shares being 0.58% of the Company's issued share capital;

Chief Operating Officer, Keith Lewis, exercised nil-cost options to acquire 73,286 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company, such options having previously vested under the Company's 2011 Value Creation Plan ("VCP").  Mr Wilkinson's total interest in the Company increases to 465,169 shares being 1.46% of the Company's issued share capital;

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details of the transaction on 7 December 2017.

For further information please contact:

Gattaca plc	[phone]
Brian Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer     Salar Farzad, Chief Financial Officer
Citigate Dewe Rogerson	[phone]
Louise Mason-Rutherford / Nick Hayns
Numis Securities Limited	[phone]
Michael Meade / Tom Ballard

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name: Brian Wilkinson
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: Gattaca plc
b)	LEI: 213800LM81ZQ9V9G6866
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: Ordinary shares of 1p each. Identification code: GB00B1FMDQ43
b)	Nature of the transaction: Exercise of nil-cost option to acquire ordinary shares of 1p each under the Company's 2011 Value Creation Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s) Nil cost 7,450
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume: 7,450 ·      Price: Nil cost
e)	Date of the transaction:  2017/12/07
f)	Place of the transaction: XLON

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name: Keith Lewis
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status: Chief Operating Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment: Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name: Gattaca plc
b)	LEI: 213800LM81ZQ9V9G6866
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: Ordinary shares of 1p each. Identification code: GB00B1FMDQ43
b)	Nature of the transaction: Exercise of nil-cost option to acquire ordinary shares of 1p each under the Company's 2011 Value Creation Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s) Nil cost 73,286
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume: 73,286 ·      Price: Nil cost
e)	Date of the transaction:  2017/12/07
f)	Place of the transaction: XLON

 

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