Grant of Options and Director/PDMR dealing

Gattaca

19/12/2025 15:29

RNS Number : 3492M

Gattaca PLC

19 December 2025

 

19 December 2025

Gattaca plc

 

("Gattaca" or the "Company")

 

Grant of Options and Director/PDMR dealing

 

Gattaca, the specialist staffing solutions business, announces 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
Matthew 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 2028 and total shareholder performance (the "TSR Targets") over the three-year period to 31 July 2028; 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.

Further, Matthew Wragg and Oliver Whittaker, on 16 December 2025, each sold 20,000 Ordinary Shares to assist satisfying tax liabilities resulting from the exercise options on 16 December 2025.

 

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details of the transaction on 10 December 2025.

 

For further information please contact:

Gattaca plc
+44 (0) 1489 898989
Matthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer
Panmure Liberum Limited (Nomad and Broker)
+44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Edward Mansfield
Will King
​
IFC Advisory
Tim Metcalfe
Graham Herring
Florence Staton
+44 (0) 20 3934 6632

 

 

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 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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00B1FMDQ43
b)
Nature of the transaction
1 Issue of share awards under LTIP
2 Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
1 Issue of share awards under LTIP
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1 pence
270,000
2. Sale of Ordinary Shares
Price(s)
Volume(s)
96 pence
20,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
1. Issue of share awards under LTIP
Price
Volume
£2,700
270,000
2. Sale of Ordinary Shares
Price
Volume
£19,200
20,000
e)
Date of the transaction
1. Issue of share awards under LTIP
10 December 2025
2. Sale of Ordinary Shares
16 December 2025
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 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 1 penny each
Identification code
GB00B1FMDQ43
b)
Nature of the transaction
3 Issue of share awards under LTIP
4 Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
2 Issue of share awards under LTIP
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1 pence
206,000
3. Sale of Ordinary Shares
Price(s)
Volume(s)
96 pence
20,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
1. Issue of share awards under LTIP
Price
Volume
£2,060
206,000
2. Sale of Ordinary Shares
Price
Volume
£19,200
20,000
e)
Date of the transaction
3. Issue of share awards under LTIP
10 December 2025
4. Sale of Ordinary Shares
16 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange


 

 

 

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