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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1p each

 

GB00B1FMDQ43

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of Share Options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

   Price(s)

Volume(s)

a)   £0.01

b)   £0.01

a)   19,504

b)   28,956

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

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 1p each

 

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

- 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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 1p each

 

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

- 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

Identification code

Ordinary Shares of 1p each

 

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

- 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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