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TouchstarAnnouncement

19/02/2018 07:05

RNS Number : 1906F
Touchstar PLC
19 February 2018
19 February 2018
Touchstar plc
(AIM: TST)
Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Touchstar plc ("Touchstar" or the "Company"), was notified of the following transactions in ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by Directors and PDMRs of the Company.
Ian Martin, Chairman and Mark Hardy, Chief Executive Offer applied for and received 333,000 and 33,000 new Ordinary Shares respectively in the open offer announced on 17 January 2018. In addition, John Christmas, Non-executive Director (and his wife) and Natasha Rourke, Group Financial Controller subscribed for 33,333 and 8,333 shares respectively in the conditional placing announced on the same date.
Following the above transactions, the Directors and PDMRs hold the following beneficial interests:
Director/PDMR
Shareholding
% of Company's issued share capital
Ian Martin
668,250
7.88
Mark Hardy
64,500
0.76
John Christmas (and his wife)
33,333
0.39
Natasha Rourke
8,333
0.10
The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Ian Martin
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chairman
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55
b)
Nature of the transaction
Open Offer application
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
60p
330,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
333,000
199,800
e)
Date of the transaction
14 February 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55
b)
Nature of the transaction
Open Offer application
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
60p
33,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
33,000
19,800
e)
Date of the transaction
14 February 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
John Christmas
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-executive Director
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55
b)
Nature of the transaction
Subscription for cash
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
60p
16,666
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
16,666
9,999.60
e)
Date of the transaction
14 February 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Judy Christmas
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Wife of John Christmas
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55
b)
Nature of the transaction
Subscription for cash
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
60p
16,667
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
16,667
10,000.20
e)
Date of the transaction
14 February 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Natasha Rourke
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 5p each
G00BD9YDB55
b)
Nature of the transaction
Open Offer application
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
60p
8,333
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
8,333
4,999.80
e)
Date of the transaction
14 February 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
Contacts:
Touchstar Plc
www.touchstarplc.com
Mark Hardy, Chief Executive Officer
+44 (0) 1274 741860


WH Ireland Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
www.whirelandcb.com
Mike Coe / Ed Allsopp
+44 (0) 117 945 3470



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