Last checked at 19 Feb 2018 07:00
19 February 2018
Touchstar plc
(AIM: TST)
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Touchstar plc ("Touchstar" or the "Company"), was notified of the following transactions in ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by Directors and PDMRs of the Company.
Ian Martin, Chairman and Mark Hardy, Chief Executive Offer applied for and received 333,000 and 33,000 new Ordinary Shares respectively in the open offer announced on 17 January 2018. In addition, John Christmas, Non-executive Director (and his wife) and Natasha Rourke, Group Financial Controller subscribed for 33,333 and 8,333 shares respectively in the conditional placing announced on the same date.
Following the above transactions, the Directors and PDMRs hold the following beneficial interests:
Director/PDMR | Shareholding | % of Company's issued share capital |
Ian Martin | 668,250 | 7.88 |
Mark Hardy | 64,500 | 0.76 |
John Christmas (and his wife) | 33,333 | 0.39 |
Natasha Rourke | 8,333 | 0.10 |
The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Ian Martin | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Touchstar plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EO42MM683FGC44 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Open Offer application | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
333,000 £199,800 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Mark Hardy | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Touchstar plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EO42MM683FGC44 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Open Offer application | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
33,000 £19,800 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | John Christmas | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Non-executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Touchstar plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EO42MM683FGC44 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Subscription for cash | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
16,666 £9,999.60 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Judy Christmas | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Wife of John Christmas | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Touchstar plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EO42MM683FGC44 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Subscription for cash | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
16,667 £10,000.20 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Natasha Rourke | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Group Financial Controller | ||||
b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Touchstar plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800EO42MM683FGC44 | ||||
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
Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Open Offer application | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
8,333 £4,999.80 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 14 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
Contacts: |
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Touchstar Plc | www.touchstarplc.com |
Mark Hardy, Chief Executive Officer | +44 (0) 1274 741860 |
WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | www.whirelandcb.com |
Mike Coe / Ed Allsopp | +44 (0) 117 945 3470 |