Last checked at 23 Dec 2020 12:08
Focusrite plc
("the Company" or "the Group")
PDMR Dealings
Settlement of Share Options
Focusrite plc (AIM:TUNE), the global music and audio products company, announces that on 21 December 2020 Tim Dingley, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs"), exercised a nominal cost option over 6,480 Ordinary Shares granted to him under the Company's Performance Share Plan and acquired Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in the Company.
The option was granted on 22 November 2017 and became vested and exercisable as from 23 November 2020.
The exercise of the options was settled in part by the transfer of a total of 3,434 Ordinary Shares and in part with a cash payment equal to market value of 3,046 Ordinary Shares to meet the PDMR's liability to income tax and employee national insurance arising on the exercise of the option.
Following the transaction, Mr. Dingley will have a beneficial holding of 238,035 Ordinary Shares which represents 0.41% of the current issued share capital.
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 Dingely | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating 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) | 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 vested shares number, 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 | 21 December 2020 | ||||
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 Janice Dingely (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 | 21 December 2020 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
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Enquiries:
Focusrite plc: +44 1494 836301
Tim Carroll (CEO)
Jeremy Wilson (CFO)
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 20 7886 2500
Freddy Crossley / Alina Vaskina
Erik Anderson
Belvedere Communications +44 20 3687 2754
John West
Llew Angus