Focusrite : Settlement of Share Options

Focusrite plc

('the Company' or 'the Group')

PDMR

Dealings

Settlement 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 31 December 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 24 November 2016 and became vested and exercisable as from 23 December 2019.

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, Damian Hawley transferred the full number of shares he acquired in connection with exercise to his spouse (his spouse being a person closely associated with the 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	Chief Revenue 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 acquired shares, cash in lieu of such shares).
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volumes £11.54 11,533 (of which, 5,421 were settled in cash in lieu of shares, and 6,112 were settled in shares)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	31 December 2019
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)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	31 December 2019
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)	Price(s) Volumes £8.87 8,867 (of which, 4,168 were settled in cash in lieu of shares, and 4,699 were settled in shares)
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Not applicable - single transaction
e)	Date of the transaction	31 December 2019
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

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Enquiries:

Focusrite plc: [phone]

Tim Carroll (CEO)

Jeremy Wilson (CFO)

Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker) [phone]

Freddy Crossley / Alina Vaskina

Erik Anderson

Belvedere Communications [phone]

John West

Llew Angus