Last checked at 23 Nov 2018 12:29
Focusrite plc
("the Company" or "the Group")
PDMR
Dealings
Grant 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 20 November 2018 Damian Hawley and Giles Orford, each being a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs"), exercised nominal cost options granted to them under the Company's Performance Share Plan and acquired ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company.
The options were granted on 16 December 2015 and vested on 20 November 2018. The number of shares in respect of which each 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.
Exercised awards were settled in cash to the extent needed to cover each PDMR's liability to income tax and employee national insurance arising on the exercise of their award. The shares acquired by the PDMRs represent the balance of their award.
Immediately following exercise, each PDMR immediately transferred the full number of shares they acquired in connection with exercise to their respective spouses (each spouse being a person closely associated with the relevant PDMR) for nil consideration.
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 | Damian Hawley | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Director of Global Marketing and Sales | ||||
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) | LEI | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 | ||||
4A | 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 0.1p each in Focusrite 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) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 20 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
4B | 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 0.1p each in Focusrite plc | ||||
Identification code |
GB00BSBMW716 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares to Lisa Hawley (spouse) for nil consideration | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
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 | Giles Orford | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Brand Director | ||||
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) | LEI | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 | ||||
4A | 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 0.1p each in Focusrite 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) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 20 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
4B | 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 0.1p each in Focusrite plc | ||||
Identification code |
GB00BSBMW716 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Transfer of shares to Fiona Orford (spouse) for nil consideration | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 20 November 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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Enquiries:
Focusrite plc: |
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Tim Carroll (CEO) | +44 1494 462246 |
Jeremy Wilson (CFO) | +44 1494 462246 |
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Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker) |
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Freddy Crossley | +44 20 7886 2500 |
Erik Anderson
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Belvedere Communications |
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John West | +44 20 3567 0510 |
Kim Van Beeck | +44 20 3567 0510 |