REG - Gattaca PLC - Grant of Options and Director/PDMR dealing
19/12/2025 15:30
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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 +44 (0) 20 3934 6632
Graham Herring
Florence Staton
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 1. Issue of share awards under LTIP
Price Volume
- Price £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
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 GB00
B1FM
DQ43
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 1.
- Price
Issu
e of
shar
e
awar
ds
unde
r
LTIP
Pri
ce
Vol
ume
£2,0
60
206,
000
2.
Sale
of
Ordi
nary
Shar
es
Pri
ce
Volu
me
£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
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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