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24/12/2025 09:30

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RNS Number : 8355M  Focusrite PLC  24 December 2025

For immediate release

 

Focusrite plc

 

(the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Transfer of shares to Trust

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)  Name                                                             Philip Stephen Dudderidge
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                                 Non-Executive Chairman and 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                                       Transfer of 10,633,384 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)  Volumes
                                                                     £ 0.00    10,633,384
 d)  Aggregated information                                          Not applicable - single transaction

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                         19 December 2025
 f)  Place of the transaction                                        Outside a trading venue

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)  Name                                                             Jennifer Anne Dudderidge
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                                 A person closely associated with a PDMR
 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                                       Transfer of 8,632,616 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)  Volumes
                                                                     £ 0.00    8,632,616
 d)  Aggregated information                                          Not applicable - single transaction

     - Aggregated volume

     - Price
 e)  Date of the transaction                                         19 December 2025

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Not applicable - single transaction

e)

Date of the transaction

19 December 2025

-ends-

 

 Enquiries:
 Focusrite plc                                     +44 (0) 1494 462246
 Tim Carroll (CEO) / Sally McKone (CFO)
 Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  +44 (0) 20 7597 5970
 David Flin / Nick Prowting / James Smith
 Rosewood (Financial PR)                            +44 (0) 20 7653 8702
 John West / Llewellyn Angus / Lily Pearce

 

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 reproduction
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 Research 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 Group 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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