REG - Touchstar PLC - Grant of options

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03/10/2022 09:30

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RNS Number : 5309B  Touchstar PLC  03 October 2022

 

 

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the UK version of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 which is part of UK law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended ("MAR"). Upon
the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service,
this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

3 October 2022

 

Touchstar plc

("Touchstar", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Grant of options

 

Touchstar plc (AIM:TST), suppliers of mobile data computing solutions and
managed services to a variety of industrial sectors, announces that it has
granted in aggregate, 211,000 share options over ordinary shares in the
capital of the Company ("Options") to an executive Director and certain
employees of the Group. The Options are exercisable at 77p per share subject
to the achievement of certain performance conditions. The Options have been
awarded under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") as approved by
shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting on 23 June 2021.

 

Mark Hardy, CEO, has been granted 36,000 Options, following which he now holds
in aggregate 76,000 Options. Natasha Rourke, PDMR, has been granted 20,000
Options, following which she now holds in aggregate 40,000 Options.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Touchstar plc                                www.touchstarplc.com (http://www.touchstarplc.com)

 Ian Martin                                   0161 874 5050

 Mark Hardy                                   0161 874 5050
 WH Ireland - Nominated Adviser & Broker      www.whirelandcb.com (http://www.whirelandplc.com)

 Corporate Finance - Mike Coe/Sarah Mather    020 7220 1666

 

Information on Touchstar plc can be seen at: www.touchstarplc.com
(http://www.touchstarplc.com/)

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Mark Hardy
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Executive Officer
 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Touchstar plc
 b)  LEI                                                          213800EO42MM683FGC44
 4   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 5p each

     Identification code

                                                                  G00BD9YDB55
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Option under the LTIP
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                   77p      36,000

 
 d)  Aggregated information

     -     Aggregated volume                                      36,000

     -     Price                                                  £27,720
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      28 September 2022
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

 

36,000

£27,720

e)

Date of the transaction

28 September 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Natasha Rourke
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              PDMR (Group Financial Controller)
 b)  Initial notification/ Amendment                              Initial Notification
 3   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
     platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 a)  Name                                                         Touchstar plc
 b)  LEI                                                          213800EO42MM683FGC44
 4   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 5p each

     Identification code

                                                                  G00BD9YDB55
 b)  Nature of the transaction                                    Grant of Option under the LTIP
 c)  Price(s) and volume(s)                                       Price(s)  Volume(s)
                                                                  77p       20,000

 
 d)  Aggregated information

     -     Aggregated volume                                      20,000

     -     Price                                                  £14,000
 e)  Date of the transaction                                      28 September 2022
 f)  Place of the transaction                                     Outside a trading venue

 

d)

Aggregated information

-     Aggregated volume

-     Price

 

20,000

£14,000

e)

Date of the transaction

28 September 2022

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

 

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