OTAQ Plc (OTAQ) Share Incentive Plan Purchase - Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Aug-2022 / 14:08 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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OTAQ plc

("OTAQ", or the "Company")

Share Incentive Plan Purchase

Director/PDMR Shareholding

OTAQ, the marine technology products and solutions group for the global aquaculture and offshore oil and gas industries, received notification on 17 August 2022 from Cytec Solutions Corporate Trustees Limited (the "SIP Trustee") in relation to the purchase of 44,298 ordinary shares of 15 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for the benefit of participants of the OTAQ Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), including those Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities of the Company ("PDMR") outlined below in accordance with the rules of the SIP (the "SIP Award").

The SIP is an all-employee trust arrangement approved by HM Revenue and Customs, under which each participating employee will acquire Ordinary Shares at the prevailing market price per share using contributions deducted from pre-tax salary in each calendar month ("Partnership Shares"), with each participating employee being awarded one Ordinary Share for each Partnership Share ("Matching Shares").

Details of the number of Partnership Shares purchased by the PDMR at a price of 7 pence per Ordinary Share, and the number of Matching Shares purchased by the SIP Trustee for the PDMR, are set out in the table below.

Name          Title                   Number of Partnership Shares Number of Matching Shares 
Phil Newby    Chief Executive Officer 2,144                        2,144 

Contacts:

OTAQ PLC                               Via Walbrook 
Alex Hambro, Non-Executive Chairman 
Phil Newby, Chief Executive Officer 
 
Matt Enright, Chief Financial Officer 
 
Dowgate Capital Ltd (Broker & Adviser) 020 3903 7715 
David Poutney / James Serjeant 
 
Nicholas Chambers / Russell Cook 
 
Walbrook PR Ltd                        Tel: 020 7933 8780 or Otaq@walbrookpr.com 
Tom Cooper / Nick Rome                  0797 122 1972 or 07748 325 236 

About OTAQ

OTAQ is a highly innovative marine technology company focused on the marine aquaculture, offshore energy, renewables and oceanographic research sectors. It operates in four worldwide locations: Lancaster, Aberdeen and Ulverston in the UK and Puerto Montt in Chile.

OTAQ's marine technology portfolio includes a market-leading intelligent acoustic deterrent system, Sealfence, designed to protect marine-based aquaculture sites from predation.

The Company's Oceansense leak detection systems have a global reputation as the industry standard solution and have been deployed successfully on hundreds of jobs. OTAQ's Dragonfish laser measurement system is fast becoming recognised as one of the most accurate underwater precision laser measurement systems available. OTAQ also has significant experience in the design and manufacture of underwater connectors, penetrators and communication systems.

It seeks to develop and continuously improve its products using its specialist mechanical, electronic and software engineers with decades of experience in bringing underwater technology products to market. Concurrently, OTAQ seeks to expand its technology portfolio through acquisitive growth, with the aim of further expanding its aquaculture and offshore product offering.

OTAQ is proud to be fully ISO 9001:2015 accredited through DNV-GL. ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised quality management system and demonstrates OTAQ's commitment to consistency, continual improvement and customer satisfaction. The certification also demonstrates its ability to consistently deliver products and services to market whilst meeting statutory and regulatory requirements by applying an effective quality management system.

The Company makes this announcement, including the notification(s) below, in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1             Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 
 
              Name                                            Phil Newby 
a) 
 
 
 
2             Reason for the notification 
 
              Position/status                                 Chief Executive Officer and PDMR 
a) 
 
 
 
b)            Initial notification /Amendment 
                                                              Initial Notification 
 
3             Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
              monitor 
 
 
a)            Name 
                                                              OTAQ plc 
 
b)            LEI 
                                                              213800CZGMYB5XTUXJ52 
 
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 
 
 
              Description of the financial instrument, type   Ordinary shares of 15 pence each 
              of instrument 
 
a) 
 
              Identification code 
                                                              ISIN: GB00BK6JQ137 
 
 
              Nature of the transaction 
b)                                                            Purchase of Partnership and award of Matching Shares 
                                                              under the OTAQ SIP. 
 
 
 
                                                              Price(s) 
              Price(s) and volume(s)                                        Volume(s) 
c) 
 
                                                              7p & nil      2,144 & 2,144 
 
 
                                                              Price(s) 
              Aggregated information                                     Aggregated volume (s) 
d) 
 
                                                                         4,288 
                                                           7p 
 

e) Date of the transaction

17 August 2022

f) Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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ISIN:          GB00BK6JQ137 
Category Code: DSH 
TIDM:          OTAQ 
LEI Code:      213800CZGMYB5XTUXJ52 
Sequence No.:  182087 
EQS News ID:   1422695 
 
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