Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3988Z

Gattaca PLC

14 December 2017

 

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	[phone]
Brian Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer     Salar Farzad, Chief Financial Officer
Citigate Dewe Rogerson	[phone]
Louise Mason-Rutherford / Nick Hayns
Numis Securities Limited	[phone]
Michael Meade / Tom Ballard

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): Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 288.25 3,502
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): Price(s) Volume(s) GBP 288.25 34,444
d)	Aggregated information: ·      Aggregated volume: 34,444 ·      Price: 288.25
e)	Date of the transaction:  2017/12/12
f)	Place of the transaction: XLON

 

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