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Director/PDMR Shareholding

16th Dec 2021 13:40

RNS Number : 9325V

Gattaca PLC

16 December 2021

Gattaca plc ("Gattaca" or the "Group")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

On 16 December 2021 (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 Management Board, under the Matchtech Group Plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"):

Executive Directors	Title	Number of Shares
Kevin Freeguard	Chief Executive Officer	150,732
Salar Farzad	Chief Financial Officer	113,853

Management Board members	Title	Number of Shares
Claire Cross	HR Director	32,195
Grahame Carter	Managing Director of UK Sales	68,312
Matthew Wragg	Chief Customer Officer	66,322

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 2024 and total shareholder performance (the "TSR Targets") over a three-year period; with 25% of the maximum award vesting for threshold performance in both cases.

For Executive Directors, 75% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS Targets and 25% is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets. For members of the Management Board, 90% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS Targets and 10% of the award is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets.

For further information please contact:

Gattaca plc	+44 (0) 1489 898989
Kevin Freeguard, Chief Executive Officer Salar Farzad, Chief Financial Officer
Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad and Broker)	+44 (0) 20 3100 2000
Lauren Kettle Robert Morton Kane Collings
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Jos Bieneman Lucy Eyles	+44 (0) 20 7638 9571

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Kevin Freeguard
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	150,732

d)	Aggregated information

	- Aggregated volume	N/A

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market transaction

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Salar Farzad
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	113,853

d)	Aggregated information

	- Aggregated volume	N/A

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2021
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	HR Director
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	32,195

d)	Aggregated information

	- Aggregated volume	N/A

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2021
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	Managing Director of UK Sales
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	68,312

d)	Aggregated information

	- Aggregated volume	N/A

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2021
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 Customer 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	66,322

d)	Aggregated information

	- Aggregated volume	N/A

	- Price

e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Off-market transaction

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