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Director's Dealing • Dec 6, 2022
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RNS Number : 7929I
Gattaca PLC
06 December 2022
6 December 2022
Gattaca plc ("Gattaca" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
On 6 December 2022 (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 Senior Leadership Team, under the Matchtech Group Plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"):
| Executive Directors | Title | Number of Shares |
| Matt Wragg | Chief Executive Officer | 250,000 |
| Oliver Whittaker | Chief Financial Officer | 180,000 |
| Senior Leadership team members | Title | Number of Shares |
| Grahame Carter | Chief Sales Officer | 109,230 |
| Paul King | Chief Operating Officer | 97,800 |
| Claire Cross | Chief People Officer | 45,760 |
| Mark Wilkie | Head of Fulfilment | 52,000 |
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 2025 and total shareholder performance (the "TSR Targets") over the three-year period to 31 July 2025; with 25% of the maximum award vesting for threshold performance in both cases.
For Executive Directors and the Senior Leadership Team, 50% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS Targets and 40% is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets, with the balance being subject to the rate of all staff attrition.
For further information please contact:
| Gattaca plc | +44 (0) 1489 898989 |
| Matt Wragg, Chief Executive Officer Oliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer |
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| Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad and Broker) | +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
| Lauren Kettle Richard Lindley |
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| Citigate Dewe Rogerson | |
| Ellen Wilton Anna Clauser |
+44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Matt Wragg | |||
| 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 | 250,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off-market transaction |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Oliver Whittaker | |||
| 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 | 180,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 109,230 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off-market transaction |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Paul King | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating 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 | 97,800 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | |||
| 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 | Chief People 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 | 45,760 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off-market transaction |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Mark Wilkie | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Head of Fulfilment | |||
| 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 | 52,000 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information | ||||
| - Aggregated volume | N/A | ||||
| - Price | |||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 6 December 2022 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off-market transaction |
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