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

Information on Touchstar plc can be seen at: www.touchstarplc.com

 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
  1    closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Mark Hardy 
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      Reason for the notification 
  2 
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 a)   Position/status                Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)   Initial notification/          Initial Notification 
       Amendment 
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      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3    auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                           Touchstar plc 
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 b)   LEI                            213800EO42MM683FGC44 
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      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4    for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of 
       transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where 
       transactions have been conducted 
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 a)   Description of                 Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument                  G00BD9YDB55 
 
       Identification 
       code 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                  Grant of Option under the LTIP 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                    Price(s)         Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                  77p              36,000 
                                                       ------------------ 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume        36,000 
                                       GBP27,720 
 
         *    Price 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction        28 September 2022 
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 f)   Place of the                   Outside a trading venue 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
  1    closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Natasha Rourke 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Reason for the notification 
  2 
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 a)   Position/status                PDMR (Group Financial Controller) 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/          Initial Notification 
       Amendment 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
  3    participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
       monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                           Touchstar plc 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                            213800EO42MM683FGC44 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4    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                 Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument                  G00BD9YDB55 
 
       Identification 
       code 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                  Grant of Option under the LTIP 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                    Price(s)         Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                  77p              20,000 
                                                       ------------------ 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume        20,000 
                                       GBP14,000 
 
         *    Price 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction        28 September 2022 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                   Outside a trading venue 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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