14 Dec 2017 13:46
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
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Citigate Dewe Rogerson | +44 (0) 20 7638 9571 |
Louise Mason-Rutherford / Nick Hayns
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Numis Securities Limited | +44 (0) 20 7260 1000 |
Michael Meade / Tom Ballard
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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):
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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):
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d) | Aggregated information: · Aggregated volume: 34,444 · Price: 288.25 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction: 2017/12/12 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction: XLON |
Gattaca (GATC)