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RNS Number : 3634I

Focusrite PLC

23 November 2018

Focusrite plc

("the Company" or "the Group")

Focusrite plc FY18 Discretionary Director Bonus (FY18 Bonus)

Director Share Dealings

Focusrite plc (AIM:TUNE), the global music and audio products company that trades under the Focusrite and Novation brands, announces that on 20 November 2018 it awarded ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") to Tim Carroll, CEO of the Company, and Jeremy Wilson, CFO of the Company (each Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")), as listed below.

 
 Director         No. of Shares awarded 
 Tim Carroll                      8,061 
 Jeremy Wilson                   10,734 
 

The Shares were awarded to each PDMR as part of the Company's annual bonus arrangements for the 2018 financial year. Each PDMR elected to convert a portion of their annual bonus into Shares, and in return received an award of further Shares on a 1:1 basis.

Each PDMR may not ordinarily sell, transfer, assign or dispose of the Shares for a period of two years.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

 
  1    Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities 
        I person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                        Tim Carroll 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status 
                                          Chief Executive Office 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification /Amendment    Initial notification 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                               Focusrite plc 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier            213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the financial      Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite 
        instrument, type of instrument    plc 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     Identification code 
                                          GB00BSBMW716 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Acquisition of shares pursuant to 
                                           Focusrite plc's annual bonus arrangements 
                                           for the 2018 financial year 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)               Prices per    Volumes Acquired 
                                             share 
                                                 Nil           8,061 
                                                         ----------------- 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information            Not applicable - single transaction 
        - Aggregated volume 
        - Price 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction            20 November 2018 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction           Outside a trading venue 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 
 
  1    Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities 
        I person closely associated 
 a)   Name                                        Jeremy Wilson 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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                               Focusrite plc 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier            213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the financial      Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite 
        instrument, type of instrument    plc 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
     Identification code 
                                          GB00BSBMW716 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction           Acquisition of shares pursuant to 
                                           Focusrite plc's annual bonus arrangements 
                                           for the 2018 financial year 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)               Prices per    Volumes Acquired 
                                             share 
                                                 Nil           10,734 
                                                         ----------------- 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information            Not applicable - single transaction 
        - Aggregated volume 
        - Price 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction            20 November 2018 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction           Outside a trading venue 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 

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Enquiries:

 
 Focusrite plc: 
 Tim Carroll (CEO)                  +44 1494 462246 
 Jeremy Wilson (CFO)                +44 1494 462246 
 
 Panmure Gordon 
  (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 
 Freddy Crossley                    +44 207 886 2500 
 Erik Anderson 
 
 Belvedere Communications 
 John West                          +44 20 3567 0510 
 Kim Van Beeck                      +44 20 3567 0510 
 

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