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RNS Number : 4521C  DFS Furniture PLC  30 April 2026

30 April 2026

 

 

DFS Furniture plc

Completion of purchase of shares by Employee Benefit Trust

 

Further to the announcement of 1 April 2026, DFS Furniture PLC (the "Company")
has been notified that the DFS Furniture PLC Employee Benefit Trust (the
"EBT") has completed the purchase of 1,594,929 ordinary shares of £0.10 each
at an average price of £1.28, funded by a £5.8m gift from the Company.

Following the completion of the purchase, the EBT holds 4,486,163 ordinary
shares in the Company, representing 1.9% of the Company's issued share
capital.

These shares will be used to satisfy the exercise of share options by
employees or the release of restricted shares, including to Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) of the Company.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 236,000,000 Ordinary Shares
with voting rights. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.

 

Enquiries:

 

Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary)

Phil Hutchinson (Investor Relations)

investor.relations@dfs.co.uk

 

About DFS Furniture plc

 

The Group is the clear market-leading retailer of upholstered furniture in the
United Kingdom. Our Group purpose is to bring great design and comfort into
every living room, in an affordable, responsible and sustainable manner. We
operate an integrated physical and digital retail network of living room
furniture showrooms and web sites in the United Kingdom and Republic of
Ireland, trading through our leading brands, DFS and Sofology. We attract
customers through our targeted and national marketing activities and our
reputation for high quality innovative products and services, breadth of
product offer and favourable consumer financing options. We fulfill orders for
our exclusive product ranges through our own UK finished goods factories, and
through manufacturing partners located in the UK, Europe and Far East, and
delivered with care through our expert final-mile delivery service 'The Sofa
Delivery Company Limited'.

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