Exercise of Options and Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Gattaca plc announced the exercise of Long Term Incentive Plan Options by its CEO, Matthew Wragg, and CFO, Oliver Whittaker, along with other employees, for a total of 243,593 ordinary shares. The Executives exercised options for 202,925 shares, which will be transferred from the Gattaca Employee Benefit Trust at a cost of 1p per share. Following this transfer, the EBT will hold 644,351 ordinary shares.

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Gattaca PLC
16 December 2025
 

16 December 2025

 

Gattaca plc

 

("Gattaca" or the "Company")

 

Exercise of Options and Director/PDMR Shareholding

 

Gattaca, the specialist staffing solutions business, announces the exercise of Long Term Incentive Plan Options ("Options") by Matthew Wragg, CEO, Oliver Whittaker, CFO, (the "Executives"), and other employees of the Company for an aggregate of 243,593 ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") of which 202,925 are being exercised by the Executives.

 

Following the exercise of Options the Company has instructed Apex Financial Services (Trust Company) Limited, which administers the Gattaca Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") to transfer the 202,925 Ordinary Shares ("Transfer")  at cost of 1p per share to the Executives. Following the Transfer the EBT is interested in  644,351 Ordinary Shares.

 

Further information is contained in the disclosure table below.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Gattaca plc

+44 (0) 1489 898989

Matthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer

Oliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer


Panmure Liberum (Nomad and Broker)

+44 (0) 20 3100 2000

Edward Mansfield

Will King


IFC Advisory (Financial PR and IR)

Tim Metcalfe

Graham Herring

Florence Chandler

+44 (0) 203 934 6630

 


 

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

Volume

1p each

128,045

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Price

Volume

£1,280.45

128,045

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

11 December 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off-market transaction

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Oliver Whittaker

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial 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

Volume

1p each

74,880

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Price

Volume

£748.80

74,880

e)

Date of the transaction

11 December 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Off-market transaction

 


 

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