GATTACA PLC

Director's Dealing • Dec 14, 2017

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RNS Number : 3988Z

Gattaca PLC

14 December 2017

14 December 2017

Gattaca plc (the 'Company')

Director / PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that on 12 December 2017:

Chief Executive Officer, Brian Wilkinson, having exercised nil-cost options to acquire 7,450 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company on 7 December 2017 vested under the Company's 2011 Value Creation Plan ("VCP"), as previously announced, sold 3,502 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company at a price of GBP 288.25 pence per share to cover the tax liability arising on the option exercise.  Mr Wilkinson's total interest in the Company is now 180,199 shares being 0.56% of the Company's issued share capital;

Chief Operating Officer, Keith Lewis, having exercised nil-cost options to acquire 73,286 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company on 7 December 2017 vested under the Company's 2011 Value Creation Plan ("VCP"), as previously announced, sold 34,444 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company at a price of GBP 288.25 pence per share to cover the tax liability arising on the option exercise.  Mr Lewis' total interest in the Company is now 430,725 shares being 1.34% of the Company's issued share capital;

The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details of the transaction on 12 December 2017.

For further information please contact:

Gattaca plc	+44 (0) 1489 898989
Brian Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer     Salar Farzad, Chief Financial Officer
Citigate Dewe Rogerson	+44 (0) 20 7638 9571
Louise Mason-Rutherford / Nick Hayns
Numis Securities Limited	+44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Michael Meade / Tom Ballard

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name: Brian Wilkinson

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 of 1p each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)	Volume(s)
GBP 288.25	3,502

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume: 3,502

·      Price: GBP 288.25

e)

Date of the transaction:  2017/12/12

f)

Place of the transaction: XLON

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name: Keith Lewis

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status: Chief Operating 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 of 1p each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s):

Price(s)	Volume(s)
GBP 288.25	34,444

d)

Aggregated information:

·      Aggregated volume: 34,444

·      Price: 288.25

e)

Date of the transaction:  2017/12/12

f)

Place of the transaction: XLON

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