29 Nov 2021 09:48
Focusrite plc
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("the Company" or "the Group")
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Β PDMR Dealings
Settlement of Share Options
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Focusrite plc (AIM:TUNE), the global music and audio products company that trades under the Focusrite and Novation brands,Β announces that on 25 November 2021 Tim Dingley, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs"), exercised nominal cost options over 15,919 shares granted to him under the Company's Performance Share Plan and acquired ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company.
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The option was granted on 21 November 2018 and became vested and exercisable as from 22 November 2021.
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The exercise of the option was settled in part by the transfer of 8,437 ordinary shares and in part with a cash payment equal to market value of 7,482 ordinary shares to meet the PDMR's liability to income tax and employee national insurance arising on the exercise of the option.
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Following the transaction:
Mr. Dingley will have a beneficial holding of 237,617 Ordinary Shares which represents 0.4% of the current issued share capital.
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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 | DetailsΒ of the persons discharging managerial responsibilitiesΒ IΒ person closelyΒ associated | |||||
a) | Name | Β Tim Dingley | ||||
2 | ReasonΒ forΒ theΒ notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Β Chief Operating Officer | ||||
b) | InitialΒ notificationΒ /Amendment | Β Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance marketΒ participant,Β auction platform,Β auctioneerΒ orΒ auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Focusrite plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 | ||||
4A | DetailsΒ ofΒ theΒ transaction(s):Β sectionΒ toΒ beΒ repeated forΒ (i)Β eachΒ typeΒ of instrument;Β (ii)Β eachΒ typeΒ ofΒ transaction;Β (iii)Β eachΒ date;Β andΒ (iv)Β eachΒ place whereΒ transactions haveΒ beenΒ conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financialΒ instrument,Β typeΒ of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc | ||||
IdentificationΒ code | GB00BSBMW716 | |||||
b) | NatureΒ ofΒ theΒ 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 vested shares number, cash in lieu of such shares). | ||||
c) | Price(s)Β andΒ volume(s) | Β
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volumeΒ - PriceΒ | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 25 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
4B | DetailsΒ ofΒ theΒ transaction(s):Β sectionΒ toΒ beΒ repeated forΒ (i)Β eachΒ typeΒ of instrument;Β (ii)Β eachΒ typeΒ ofΒ transaction;Β (iii)Β eachΒ date;Β andΒ (iv)Β eachΒ place whereΒ transactions haveΒ beenΒ conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financialΒ instrument,Β typeΒ of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc | ||||
IdentificationΒ code | GB00BSBMW716 | |||||
b) | NatureΒ ofΒ theΒ transaction | Transfer of shares to Janice Dingley (spouse) for nil consideration | ||||
c) | Price(s)Β andΒ volume(s) | Β
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volumeΒ - PriceΒ | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 25 November 2021 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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Focusrite plc: | |
Tim Carroll (CEO) | +44 1494 462246 |
Sally McKone (CFO) | +44 1494 462246 |
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
David Flin | |
William Brinkley | |
Charlotte Young | |
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
Edward Knight | |
Michael Burke | |
James Smith | |
Belvedere Communications | |
John West | +44 20 3687 2753 |
Llew Angus | +44 20 3687 2754 |
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