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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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19 December 2025 Gattaca plc ("Gattaca" or the "Company") Grant of Options and Director/PDMR dealing Gattaca, 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"): Executive Directors Title Number of Shares Matthew Wragg Chief Executive Officer 270,000 Oliver Whittaker Chief Financial Officer 206,000 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 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. For 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. Further, 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. The below notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further details of the transaction on 10 December 2025. For further information please contact: Gattaca plc +44 (0) 1489 898989 Matthew Wragg, Chief Executive Officer Oliver Whittaker, Chief Financial Officer Panmure Liberum Limited (Nomad and Broker) +44 (0) 20 3100 2000 Edward Mansfield Will King IFC Advisory Tim Metcalfe Graham Herring Florence Staton +44 (0) 20 3934 6632 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name Matthew Wragg 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status CEO 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 1 penny each Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43 b) Nature of the transaction 1 Issue of share awards under LTIP 2 Sale of Ordinary Shares c) Price(s) and volume(s) 1 Issue of share awards under LTIP Price(s) Volume(s) 1 pence 270,000 2. Sale of Ordinary Shares Price(s) Volume(s) 96 pence 20,000 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price 1. Issue of share awards under LTIP Price Volume £2,700 270,000 2. Sale of Ordinary Shares Price Volume £19,200 20,000 e) Date of the transaction 1. Issue of share awards under LTIP 10 December 2025 2. Sale of Ordinary Shares 16 December 2025 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name Oliver Whittaker 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status CFO 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 1 penny each Identification code GB00B1FMDQ43 b) Nature of the transaction 3 Issue of share awards under LTIP 4 Sale of Ordinary Shares c) Price(s) and volume(s) 2 Issue of share awards under LTIP Price(s) Volume(s) 1 pence 206,000 3. Sale of Ordinary Shares Price(s) Volume(s) 96 pence 20,000 d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price 1. Issue of share awards under LTIP Price Volume £2,060 206,000 2. Sale of Ordinary Shares Price Volume £19,200 20,000 e) Date of the transaction 3. Issue of share awards under LTIP 10 December 2025 4. Sale of Ordinary Shares 16 December 2025 f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange