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RNS Number : 1085A  Boohoo Group Plc  19 September 2025

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 19 September 2025

 

boohoo group plc

("Debenhams Group", "Debenhams" or the "Company")

Board Changes

 

Debenhams Group (AIM: DEBS), is pleased to announce that Tom Handley, will be
appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with
immediate effect.

Tom is currently a director at Provenio Law. He previously served as Chief
Executive of Exchange Chambers for 28 years, having joined the chambers in
1992. Tom will sit on the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nomination
Committees.

The Company also announces that Alistair McGeorge has informed the Board of
his intention to step down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with
effect from today.

Alistair was appointed to the Board in March 2023 and currently serves as the
Company's Senior Independent Director and Independent Non-Executive Director.
He also held the position of Deputy Chairman until November 2024. Following
his departure, John Goold, Non-Executive Director, will assume the role of
Senior Independent Director.

Tim Morris, Non-Executive Chair of Debenhams Group, said:

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Alistair for his valuable
contribution to Debenhams Group. His counsel as Deputy Chair and Senior
Independent Director has been particularly important, and the Board has
benefitted greatly from his significant retail and governance expertise.

"I am delighted to welcome Tom to the Board. His governance expertise will be
a great asset to the Board and the business as it continues to develop and
grow. We are looking forward to working with him".

Dan Finley, Chief Executive of Debenhams Group, added:

"We extend our sincere thanks to Alistair for his service to Debenhams Group
over the past few years. On behalf of everyone at Debenhams, we wish him every
success for the future.

At the same time, we are very pleased to welcome Tom to the Board, and we look
forward to benefiting from his considerable expertise".

The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph
(g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Thomas Joeseph Handley (aged 72) holds or has held the following directorships
or partnerships in the past five years:

 Current Directorships or Partnerships
 Provenio Litigation LLP
 Provenio Law Limited
 Carerra Properties Ltd
 Carerra GTS Limited
 Cobalt Data Centre 2 LLP

 

Thomas Joeseph Handley holds no shares in Debenhams.   

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of
the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

For further information, please contact:

 Debenhams Group
 Phil Ellis, Chief Financial Officer                                      Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050
 Zeus Capital - Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker
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 Benjamin Robertson                                                       Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000
 Panmure Liberum - Joint Broker             

Max Jones / Ailsa MacMaster / Gaya Bhatt 
Tel: +44 (0)20 3100 2000
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 Ben Foster / Louisa Henry

 

About Debenhams Group

Debenhams Group is an [online powerhouse/leading online retailer] in fashion,
home, and beauty, serving millions of customers across five shopping
destinations: Debenhams, Karen Millen, boohoo, MAN and PLT. Debenhams Group
dates back to 1778 when William Clark, a retail pioneer of the time, opened
the UK's first department store. Today, the Group is home to
Debenhams-which was relaunched in 2021 as an online department store-and 
leading online fashion retailers, including boohoo, PLT, MAN, and Karen
Millen.

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