Focusrite : Director/PDMR Dealings

For immediate release: 14 January 2020

Focusrite plc

('the Company' or 'the Group')

Director/PDMR Dealings

Focusrite plc (AIM:TUNE), the global music and audio products company that trades under the Focusrite and Novation brands, announces that Jeremy Wilson, CFO sold 171,640 shares at 671.625p each. Following the sale Mr Wilson now holds 197,892 Ordinary Shares in the Company representing 0.3% of the total number of shares in the company.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

1	Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities I person closely associated
a)	Name	Jeremy Wilson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Focusrite plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800JJ51KA4LOTF736
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type ofinstrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each placewhere transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each in Focusrite plc
	Identification code	GB00BSBMW716
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Prices per share Volumes Sold 671.625p 171,640
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	171,640 671.625
e)	Date of the transaction	14 January 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM

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Enquiries:

Focusrite plc:	[phone]
Tim Carroll (CEO)
Jeremy Wilson (CFO)
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	[phone]
Freddy Crossley
Erik Anderson
Belvedere Communications	[phone]
John West
Llew Angus