REG - Gattaca PLC - Exercise of Options and Director/PDMR Shareholding

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25/09/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4397N  Gattaca PLC  25 September 2023

25 September 2023

 

Gattaca plc

 

("Gattaca" or the "Company")

 

Exercise of Options and Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

Gattaca, the specialist staffing solutions business, announces the exercise of
certain management incentive options ("Options"), including by Matthew Wragg,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and a further person discharging
managerial responsibilities ("PDMR").

 

Following the exercise of Options the Company has allotted 82,844 ordinary
shares of one penny each (the "Ordinary Shares"). The newly allotted Ordinary
Shares are covered by the Company's existing block listing facility.

 

Matthew Wragg has exercised 19,504 Options over Ordinary Shares pursuant to
the Matchtech Group 2006 LTIP and 28,956 Options pursuant to the Gattaca plc
2016 LTIP.  Grahame Carter, the Company's Chief Sales Officer and a PDMR, has
exercised 34,126 Options over Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Gattaca plc 2016
LTIP.  A further employee of the Company has exercised 258 Options over
Ordinary Shares.

 

Following the Option exercise, Matthew Wragg and Grahame Carter subsequently
sold a total of 38,469 Ordinary Shares in order to satisfy personal tax
liabilities.  The number of Options exercised and Ordinary Shares
subsequently sold, at an average price of 1.193888 per Ordinary Share, by
Matthew Wragg and Grahame Carter, together with their resultant total
beneficial holdings of Ordinary Shares, is set out below.

 

 Individual/ PDMR role                   LTIP Options exercised  Number of Ordinary Shares sold  Resultant shareholding
 Matthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer  48,460                  22,573                          79,509
 Grahame Carter, Chief Sales Officer*    34,126                  15,896                          93,880

*including persons closely associated with him

Further information is contained in the disclosure tables below.

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Gattaca plc                                 +44 (0) 1489 898989
 Matthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer

 Oliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer

 Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad and Broker)  +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
 Lauren Kettle

 Richard Lindley

 IFC Advisory                                +44 (0) 203 934 6630
 Tim Metcalfe

 Graham Herring

 Florence Chandler

 

 NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING
 MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM:

1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
   associated
 a)  Name                                                         Matthew Wragg
 2 Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer
 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                                    Exercise of Share Options
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                          Price(s)     Volume(s)
                                  a)   £0.01      a)   19,504

                                  b)   £0.01      b)   28,956
 d)  Aggregated information

   -Aggregated volume                                          48,460

   -Price                                                      £484.60
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      22 September 2023
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Off-market transaction

 d)

 Aggregated information

 - Aggregated volume

 - Price

 48,460

 £484.60

 e)

 Date of the transaction

 22 September 2023

 f)

 Place of the transaction

 Off-market transaction

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

48,460

£484.60

e)

Date of the transaction

22 September 2023

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 Executive Officer
 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                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                          Price(s)     Volume(s)
                                                                  £1.193888       22,573
 d)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          22,573

     - Price                                                      £26,949.63
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      22 September 2023
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

22,573

£26,949.63

e)

Date of the transaction

22 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Grahame Carter
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Sales Officer and a PDMR
 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                                    Exercise of Share Options
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                          Price(s)     Volume(s)
                                                                  £0.01           34,126
 d)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          34,126

     - Price                                                      £341.26
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      22 September 2023
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Off-market transaction

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

34,126

£341.26

e)

Date of the transaction

22 September 2023

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                                              Chief Sales Officer and a PDMR
 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                                    Sale of Ordinary Shares
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                          Price(s)     Volume(s)
                                                                  £1.193888       15,896
 d)  Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume                                          15,896

     - Price                                                      £18,978.04
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      22 September 2023
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     London Stock Exchange

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

15,896

£18,978.04

e)

Date of the transaction

22 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

 

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