Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2926Y

Gattaca PLC

04 December 2017

 

4 December 2017

Gattaca plc (the 'Company')

Director / PDMR Shareholding

The Company was informed today that Non-Executive Director George Materna transferred 200,000 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Shares") to his family charitable trust, The Materna Foundation with effect on 1 December 2017.

As the Shares will continue to be beneficially owned by him or persons connected with him following transfer, Mr Materna's total interest in the Company will remain unchanged at 7,877,405 Shares, representing 25.37% 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 1 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: George Materna
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status: Director
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: Transfer of ordinary shares of 1p by way of gift for nil consideration to The George Materna Foundation.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s): Price(s) Volume(s) Nil cost 200000
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume: 200000 ·      Price: Nil cost
e)	Date of the transaction:  2017/12/01
f)	Place of the transaction: XLON

 

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