Last checked at 16 Dec 2021 13:40
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
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Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad and Broker) | +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 |
Lauren Kettle Robert Morton Kane Collings
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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 | |||