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Grant of Options and Director/PDMR dealing
Gattaca plc announced conditional share awards under its Long Term Incentive Plan to its Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Wragg, for 270,000 shares, and to its Chief Financial Officer, Oliver Whittaker, for 206,000 shares, both vesting on the third anniversary subject to EPS and TSR targets. Additionally, both executives sold 20,000 ordinary shares each on December 16, 2025, at 96 pence per share, to satisfy tax liabilities arising from option exercises on December 10, 2025. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n19 December 2025\nGattaca plc\n \n(\"Gattaca\" or the \"Company\")\n \nGrant of Options and Director/PDMR dealing\n \nGattaca, the specialist staffing solutions business, announces the following conditional share awards over ordinary shares in Gattaca were granted to the Company's PDMRs under the Matchtech Group Plc 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the \"LTIP\"):\n \n\n\n\n\nExecutive Directors\n\n\nTitle\n\n\nNumber of Shares\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Wragg\n\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\n\n270,000\n\n\n\n\nOliver Whittaker\n\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n\n206,000\n\n\n\n\n \nThe 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 2028 and total shareholder performance (the \"TSR Targets\") over the three-year period to 31 July 2028; with 25% of the maximum award vesting for threshold performance in both cases.\n \nFor Executive Directors, 50% of the award is subject to the achievement of EPS Targets and 35% is subject to the achievement of TSR Targets, with the balance being subject to the rate of all staff attrition and gender diversity amongst leadership and management.\n\nFurther, Matthew Wragg and Oliver Whittaker, on 16 December 2025, each sold 20,000 Ordinary Shares to assist satisfying tax liabilities resulting from the exercise options on 16 December 2025.\n \nThe below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details of the transaction on 10 December 2025.\n \nFor further information please contact:\n\n\n\n\nGattaca plc\n \n\n\n+44 (0) 1489 898989\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer\nOliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanmure Liberum Limited (Nomad and Broker)\n\n\n+44 (0) 20 3100 2000\n\n\n\n\nEdward Mansfield\nWill King \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIFC Advisory\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Metcalfe\nGraham Herring\nFlorence Staton\n\n\n+44 (0) 20 3934 6632\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\nDetails of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated\n\n\n\n\n...