Grant of options

Touchstar PLC
16 January 2024
 

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16 January 2024

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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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