Grant of options

Touchstar PLC

16 January 2024

 

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.

16 January 2024

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 the Board have approved the grant of up to 211,876 share options over ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Options"). Of which 70,000 Options have been awarded to Mark Hardy (CEO) and Natasha (CFO). The Options are exercisable at 95p 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 40,000 Options, following which he now holds in aggregate 116,000 Options. Natasha Rourke, CFO, has been granted 30,000 Options, following which she now holds in aggregate 70,000 Options.

For further information, please contact:

Touchstar plc Ian Martin Mark Hardy	www.touchstarplc.com 0161 874 5050 0161 874 5050
WH Ireland - Nominated Adviser & Broker Corporate Finance - Mike Coe/Sarah Mather	www.whirelandcb.com 020 7220 1666

Information on Touchstar plc can be seen at: 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 Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5p each G00BD9YDB55
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of Option under the LTIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 95p 40,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	40,000 £38,000
e)	Date of the transaction	16 January 2024
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	CFO
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	Grant of Option under the LTIP
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 95p 30,000
d)	Aggregated information -     Aggregated volume -     Price	30,000 £28,500
e)	Date of the transaction	16 January 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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