Transaction in Own Shares

Gattaca PLC

28 November 2023

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.

28 November 2023

Gattaca plc

("Gattaca" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

The Company announces that in accordance with the authority given to the Company by its shareholders at its FY22 annual general meeting and pursuant to the Company's share buy-back announced on 13 November 2023, it has purchased for cancellation through Liberum Capital Limited, the following ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the "Ordinary Shares"):

Date of purchase:	28 November 2023
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:	11,500
Trading venue:	London Stock Exchange
Lowest price paid per share (p):	125.00p
Highest price paid per share (p):	125.50p
Average price paid per share (p):	122.74p

Details of the individual transactions are set out below.

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence per share)	Time of transaction	Venue
5,000	125.00	09:42:35	AIMX
5,000	121.00	09:42:46	AIMX
1,500	121.00	12:30:14	AIMX

Following cancellation of the above Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 31,516,870 Ordinary Shares in issue. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.

This number represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

This purchase of Ordinary Shares completes the Company's share buy-back, originally launched on 21 August 2023, having returned approximately £500k to the Company's shareholders over the course of the programme at a volume-weighted average price of 118.3p.

For further information please contact:

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

 

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