Director Share Dealings
CEO and CFO received discretionary bonus shares worth nil consideration as part of FY25 bonus scheme.
- Tim Carroll shares awarded 64,124
- Sally McKone shares awarded 63,380
- Tim Carroll beneficial holding after award 136,937 shares (0.23%)
- Sally McKone beneficial holding after award 82,519 shares (0.14%)
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Focusrite plc (AIM:TUNE), the global music and audio products company supplying hardware and software used by professional and amateur musicians and the entertainment industry, announces that on 18 November 2025 it awarded ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") to Tim Carroll, Group CEO of the Company and Sally McKone, Group CFO of the Company (each Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")), as listed below.
The Shares were awarded to the PDMRs as part of the Company's discretionary directors bonus for the twelve month period ending 31 August 2025. Each PDMR elected to convert a portion of their annual bonus into Shares, and in return received an award of further Shares on a 1:1 basis.
Neither PDMR may ordinarily sell, transfer, assign or dispose of the Shares for a period of two years.
The award of the shares was settled in part by the transfer of ordinary shares and in part with a cash payment equal to the market value of the ordinary shares to meet each awardee's liability to income tax and employee national insurance arising on award of the bonus shares.
| Awardee | Number of Shares Awarded | Number of Shares Transferred to Awardee | Number of Shares Representing Awardee's Tax and NI Liability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Carroll | 64,124 | 33,985 | 30,139 |
| Sally McKone | 63,380 | 33,591 | 29,789 |
Following the award:
- Carroll's beneficial holding is 136,937 Ordinary Shares in the Company representing 0.23% of the total number of shares in the Company; and
Ms McKone's beneficial holding is 82,519 Ordinary Shares in the Company representing 0.14% of the total number of shares in the Company.
| 1 | Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities I person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Tim Carroll |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Executive Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Focusrite plc |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 |
| 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 | Acquisition of shares pursuant to Focusrite plc's discretionary directors bonus for the twelve month period ending 31 August 2025 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Prices per share Volumes Acquired Nil 33,985 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 November 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities I person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Sally McKone |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Focusrite plc |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 |
| 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 | Acquisition of shares pursuant to Focusrite plc's discretionary directors bonus for the twelve month period ending 31 August 2025 |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Prices per share Volumes Acquired Nil 33,591 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 November 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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