Director/PDMR Shareholding

Gattaca PLC

11 December 2024

 

11 December 2024

Gattaca plc

("Gattaca" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

On 11 December 2024 (the "Grant Date"), the following conditional share awards over ordinary shares in Gattaca were granted to the Company's PDMRs under the Matchtech Group Plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"):

Executive Directors	Title	Number of Shares
Matt Wragg	Chief Executive Officer	270,000
Oliver Whittaker	Chief Financial Officer	206,000

The LTIP award is a conditional grant of shares, which vest and become exercisable at nil-cost on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to the individual's continued employment with the Group.  Vesting of the LTIP awards are subject to the achievement of earnings per share targets (the "EPS Targets") over the year ended 31 July 2027 and total shareholder performance (the "TSR Targets") over the three-year period to 31 July 2027; with 25% of the maximum award vesting for threshold performance in both cases.

For Executive Directors, 50% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS Targets and 35% is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets, with the balance being subject to the rate of all staff attrition and gender diversity amongst leadership and management.

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details of the transaction on 11 December 2024.

For further information please contact:

Gattaca plc	[phone]
Matthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer Oliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer
Panmure Liberum Limited (Nomad and Broker)	[phone]
Richard Lindley Will King
IFC Advisory
Tim Metcalfe Graham Herring Florence Chandler	[phone]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Wragg
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CEO
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
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 1 penny each
	Identification code	GB00B1FMDQ43
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of shares under LTIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	270,000
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	270,000
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	11 December 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Oliver Whittaker
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CFO
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial
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 1 penny each
	Identification code	GB00B1FMDQ43
b)	Nature of the transaction	Issue of shares under LTIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			Nil	206,000
d)	Aggregated information
	- Aggregated volume	206,000
	- Price	Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	11 December 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

 

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