Focusrite PLC Exercise of Share Options (3009J)

TIDMTUNE

RNS Number : 3009J

Focusrite PLC

04 December 2018

Focusrite plc

("the Company" or "the Group")

PDMR Dealings

Exercise of Share Options

Focusrite plc (AIM:TUNE), the global music and audio products company that trades under the Focusrite and Novation brands, announces that on 29 November 2018 Tim Dingley, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR"), exercised nominal cost options granted to him under the Company's Performance Share Plan and acquired ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company.

The award was granted on 16 December 2015 and vested on 20 November 2018. The number of shares in respect of which the award could be exercised was determined by reference to the extent to which a performance condition measuring growth in the Company's Adjusted Profit was met.

The exercised award was settled in cash to the extent needed to cover the PDMR's liability to income tax and employee national insurance arising on the exercise of their award. The shares acquired by the PDMR represents the balance of their award.

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 Dingley 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                    Operations Director 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification               Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
         auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                               Focusrite plc 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI 
                                           213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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 
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 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          Exercise of a nominal cost option under 
                                          the Focusrite plc Performance Share Plan 
                                          and acquisition of ordinary shares of 0.1p 
                                          each in Focusrite plc (or, as to 47% of 
                                          the acquired shares, cash in lieu of such 
                                          shares). 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)               Price(s)      Volumes 
                                               GBP19.21   19,208 
                                                           (of which, 
                                                           9,028 were 
                                                           settled in 
                                                           cash in lieu 
                                                           of shares, 
                                                           and 10,180 
                                                           were settled 
                                                           in shares) 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information            Not applicable - single transaction 
        - Aggregated volume 
        - Price 
     ---------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction            29 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 20 7886 2500 
 Erik Anderson                      +44 20 7886 2500 
 
   Belvedere Communications 
 John West                          +44 20 3687 2753 
 Kim Van Beeck                      +44 20 3687 2757

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