FOCUSRITE PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Feb 24, 2017

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RNS Number : 8400X

Focusrite PLC

24 February 2017

Focusrite Plc

("the Company" or "the Group")

PDMR 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 24 November 2016 it issued 70,872 options under the Company's Performance Share Plan to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") as listed below.  The awards have a vesting date of 24 November 2019.

PDMR	Options granted
Damian Hawley	11,533
Rob Jenkins	10,647
Tim Dingley	10,229
Giles Orford	8,867
Simon Holt	7,104
Phil Wagner	12,063
Mike Warriner	10,429

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

1.  Damian Hawley

2.  Rob Jenkins

3.  Tim Dingley

4.  Giles Orford

5.  Simon Holt

6.  Phil Wagner

7.  Mike Warriner

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

classified as PDMRs of the Company

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

None

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type ofinstrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each placewhere transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Option over Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each

Identification code

GB00BSBMW716

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Exercise Prices per share	Volumes
1.  0.1p 2.  0.1p 3.  0.1p 4.  0.1p 5.  0.1p 6.  0.1p 7.  0.1p	1.  11,533 2.  10,647 3.  10,229 4.  8,867 5.  7,104 6.  12,063 7.  10,429

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume 

- Price 

Weighted average exercise price: 0.1p per share

Aggregated volume: 70,872

e)

Date of the transaction

24 November 2016

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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Enquiries:

Focusrite Plc:
Phil Dudderidge (Executive Chairman)	+44 1494 462246
Jeremy Wilson (CFO)	+44 1494 462246
Panmure Gordon
Freddy Crossley	+44 20 7886 2968
Tom Salvesen	+44 20 7886 2904
Belvedere Communications
John West	+44 20 3567 0510
Kim Van Beeck	+44 20 3567 0510

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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