Transfer of shares to Trust
Focusrite plc announced that Philip Dudderidge, non-executive Chairman and director, gifted 10,633,384 ordinary shares, and Jennifer Dudderidge, a person closely associated with a PDMR, gifted 8,632,616 ordinary shares, to a sub-fund of The Dudderidge Family Discretionary Settlement 2024. These transfers, conducted on December 19, 2025, for no consideration, result in the settlement holding beneficial interest in 19,266,000 ordinary shares, representing 32.54% of the issued share capital. The legal title of these shares has been transferred from Goldman Sachs International to UBS AG Wealth Management.
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Philip Dudderidge, non-executive Chairman and director, has transferred, by way of gift, 10,633,384 ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for no consideration to a sub-fund of The Dudderidge Family Discretionary Settlement 2024, a settlement of which Mr. Dudderidge, along with Mrs. Dudderidge is a trustee.
Jennifer Dudderidge, a person closely associated with a PDMR, has transferred, by way of gift, 8,632,616 Ordinary Shares for no consideration to a sub-fund of The Dudderidge Family Discretionary Settlement 2024, a settlement of which Mrs. Dudderidge, along with Mr. Dudderidge is a trustee.
Following the transfers, the sub-fund of The Dudderidge Family Discretionary Settlement 2024 will retain the beneficial interest in 19,266,000 Ordinary Shares which represents 32.54% of the current issued share capital. No shares have been sold as part of the transfers.
In addition, the legal title in the 19,266,000 Ordinary Shares held in the sub-fund of The Dudderidge Family Discretionary Settlement 2024 has been transferred from Goldman Sachs International to UBS AG Wealth Management.
| 1 | Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities I person closely associated | |
| a) | N a me | Philip Stephen Dudderidge |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position / s t a tus | Non-Executive Chairman and Director |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Focusrite plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 |
| a) | Description of the fin a n cial instrum e n t , type of in s t rument | Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc |
| Identification code | GB00BSBMW716 | |
| b) | Nature of t h e transac t i o n | Transfer of 10,633,384 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc |
| c) | Price(s) a n d v o l ume(s) | Price(s) V o l umes £ 0.00 10,633,384 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2025 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities I person closely associated | |
| a) | N a me | Jennifer Anne Dudderidge |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position / s t a tus | A person closely associated with a PDMR |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Focusrite plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800JJ51KA4LOTF736 |
| a) | Description of the fin a n cial instrum e n t , type of in s t rument | Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc |
| Identification code | GB00BSBMW716 | |
| b) | Nature of t h e transac t i o n | Transfer of 8,632,616 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc |
| c) | Price(s) a n d v o l ume(s) | Price(s) V o l umes £ 0.00 8,632,616 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 December 2025 |
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