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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                                   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

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Mark Hardy 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                Chief Executive Officer 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/          Initial Notification 
       Amendment 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 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                    Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument             G00BD9YDB55 
 
       Identification 
       code 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                  Grant of Option under the 
       transaction                    LTIP 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                    Price(s)         Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                  95p              40,000 
                                                       ------------------ 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume        40,000 
                                       GBP38,000 
 
         *    Price 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the                    16 January 2024 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                   Outside a trading venue 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 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/          Initial Notification 
       Amendment 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 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                    Ordinary shares of 5p each 
       of the financial 
       instrument, 
       type of instrument             G00BD9YDB55 
 
       Identification 
       code 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                  Grant of Option under the 
       transaction                    LTIP 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                    Price(s)         Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                                  95p              30,000 
                                                       ------------------ 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
         *    Aggregated volume        30,000 
                                       GBP28,500 
 
         *    Price 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the                    16 January 2024 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                   Outside a trading venue 
       transaction 
     -----------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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