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RNS Number : 2673Y  Focusrite PLC  02 January 2024

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Focusrite plc

("Focusrite" or "the Group")

CHAIRMAN PHIL DUDDERIDGE AWARDED OBE FOR SERVICES TO BUSINESS AND TO THE MUSIC
INDUSTRY

IN THE KING'S NEW YEARS HONOURS LIST

Focusrite plc (AIM: TUNE), the global music and audio products group based in
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, supplying hardware and software used by
professional and amateur musicians and the entertainment industry, is
delighted to announce that Chairman and Founder Phil Dudderidge has received
the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to
Business and to the Music Industry in the New Years Honours List.  This
commendation is in recognition of the incredible contribution he has made to
the professional audio industry over several decades.

Phil has enjoyed a distinguished career, initially working as Led Zeppelin's
touring soundman in 1970. He set up RSD Systems Ltd in a partnership of three
in 1971, building bespoke PA systems with custom-built mixing consoles. This
evolved into Soundcraft Electronics Ltd, a company specialising in live and
studio mixing consoles, which was sold to Harman International Inc in 1988.

Phil acquired the assets of Focusrite Ltd. in 1989 and rebuilt the business as
Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. Focusrite Plc was formed in 2014 to take the
group public on AIM. Phil served as Chief Executive Officer of Focusrite from
1989 until becoming Executive Chairman in 2012, and then Non-executive
Chairman of Focusrite Plc in January 2022.

The Focusrite Group now trades under thirteen established brands: Focusrite,
Focusrite Pro, Novation, Ampify, ADAM Audio, Martin Audio, Optimal Audio,
Linea Research Sequential, Oberheim, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax and is widely
recognised as a global leader in the markets it operates in.

Phil Dudderidge (OBE), Chairman of Focusrite commented:

"I am honoured, humbled and thrilled to have been awarded an OBE.  This is
not just an honour for me, but is recognition of all the incredible people I
have worked with over the decades, particularly our amazing team at Focusrite
plc.  Everybody attached to the Company has had a lot of faith to get us to
where we are today and I've had so many people thank me for the opportunities
they've had with both Soundcraft and Focusrite.

"I am most proud of the fact that both companies have provided opportunities
for people to develop their careers.  I am equally as grateful to all the
employees, retailers, distributors and customers throughout the years. They
are the ones who helped to build Focusrite to where it is today.  I would
like to thank everyone who has supported me over the years, but particularly
my family and my wife Jenny."

Phil follows in the illustrious footsteps of his father John Dudderidge who
was also awarded an OBE for services to British canoeing.  John competed in
the 1936 Summer Olympics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics)
.  He still canoed into his 90s, though he had to switch to the Canadian
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada)  style.

Tim Carroll, CEO of Focusrite added:

"Phil is a true colossus in the audio industry and he thoroughly deserves this
award.  We are a passionate bunch united by a single objective: to smash
through barriers and unleash boundless creativity in the world of sound.
Nobody personifies these values more than Phil.  The Group is so proud of
this public recognition of all he has achieved.  Many congratulations from us
all."

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Enquiries:

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 Tim Carroll (CEO)                                       +44 1494 462246
 Sally McKone (CFO)                                      +44 1494 462246
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 David Flin
 Edward Knight
 William Brinkley
 Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)                            +44 20 7418 8900
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 Michael Burke
 Adam Telling
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Notes to Editors

Focusrite plc is a global audio products group that develops and markets
proprietary hardware and software products. Used by audio professionals and
musicians, its solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded
and live sound. The Focusrite Group trades under thirteen established brands:
Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, Ampify, ADAM Audio, Martin Audio, Optimal
Audio, Linea Research Sequential, Oberheim, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax.

With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning decades, its
brands are category leaders in the music-making and audio recording
industries. Focusrite and Focusrite Pro offer audio interfaces and other
products for recording musicians, producers and professional audio facilities.
Novation and Ampify products are used in the creation of electronic music,
from synthesizers and grooveboxes to industry-shaping controllers and
inspirational music-making apps. ADAM Audio studio monitors have earned a
worldwide reputation based on technological innovation in the field of studio
loudspeaker technology.  Martin Audio designs and manufactures
performance-ready systems across the spectrum of sound reinforcement
applications. Linea designs, develops, manufactures and sells market
innovative professional audio equipment globally. Sequential designs and
manufactures high end analogue synthesizers under the Sequential and Oberheim
brands. Sonnox is a leading designer of innovative, high-quality,
award-winning audio processing software plug-ins for professional audio
engineers. TiMax specialises in innovative immersive audio and show control
technologies. OutBoard manufactures and sells industry standard rigging
control products for live events, together with enterprise-level safety test,
preparation and quality management for global rental companies and venues.

The Company has offices in four continents and a global customer base with a
distribution network covering approximately 240 territories.

Focusrite plc is traded on the AIM market, London Stock Exchange.

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