Director/PDMR Shareholding
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RNS Number : 9325V Gattaca PLC 16 December 2021
16 December 2021
Gattaca plc ("Gattaca" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
On 16 December 2021 (the "Grant Date"), the following conditional share awards
over ordinary shares in Gattaca were granted to certain of the Company's
PDMRs, including the Company's Executive Directors and members of its
Management Board, under the Matchtech Group Plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan
(the "LTIP"):
Executive Directors Title Number of Shares
Kevin Freeguard Chief Executive Officer 150,732
Salar Farzad Chief Financial Officer 113,853
Management Board members Title Number of Shares
Claire Cross HR Director 32,195
Grahame Carter Managing Director of UK Sales 68,312
Matthew Wragg Chief Customer Officer 66,322
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 2024 and total shareholder performance
(the "TSR Targets") over a three-year period; with 25% of the maximum award
vesting for threshold performance in both cases.
For Executive Directors, 75% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS
Targets and 25% is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets. For members of
the Management Board, 90% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS
Targets and 10% of the award is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets.
For further information please contact:
Gattaca plc +44 (0) 1489 898989
Kevin Freeguard, Chief Executive Officer
Salar Farzad, Chief Financial Officer
Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad and Broker) +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Lauren Kettle
Robert Morton
Kane Collings
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Jos Bieneman +44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Lucy Eyles
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Kevin Freeguard
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Executive Officer
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 Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43
b) Nature of the transaction
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 150,732
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 December 2021
f) Place of the transaction Off-market transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Salar Farzad
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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 Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43
b) Nature of the transaction
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 113,853
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 December 2021
f) Place of the transaction Off-market transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Claire Cross
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status HR Director
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 Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43
b) Nature of the transaction
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 32,195
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 December 2021
f) Place of the transaction Off-market transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Grahame Carter
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Managing Director of UK Sales
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 Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43
b) Nature of the transaction
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 68,312
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 December 2021
f) Place of the transaction Off-market transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
associated
a) Name Matthew Wragg
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Customer Officer
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 Options over ordinary shares of 1 penny each
Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43
b) Nature of the transaction
c) Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 66,322
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 16 December 2021
f) Place of the transaction Off-market transaction
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