Director/PDMR Shareholding

DFS Furniture PLC
22 September 2023
 

22 September 2023

 

 

 

For immediate release

 

 

DFS Furniture PLC

 

 

PDMR SHARE PURCHASE

 

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

 

The Company has been notified that on 21 September 2023, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")  purchased shares in the Company:

 

Name of PDMR

Number of shares acquired

Purchase price per share

Date acquired

Steve Johnson

18,000

£1.11

21 September 2023

John Fallon

35,525

£1.12

21 September 2023

Elizabeth Fallon               

36,858

£1.08

21 September 2023

Alison Hutchinson               

21,777

£1.14

21 September 2023

Loraine Martins               

10,888

£1.14

21 September 2023

 

                               

The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below.  This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Steven Johnson

 

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

 

Non-Executive Director - Chairman

 

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

DFS Furniture PLC

b)

LEI

213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93

 

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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares 0.10p

ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Purchase of shares on the market

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price       -   £1.11

Volume  -   18,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

    N/A

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

21 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction  

London

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

John Fallon

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

DFS Furniture PLC

b)

LEI

213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93

 

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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares 0.10p

ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares on the market

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

Price       -  £1.12

Volume  -  35,525

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

21 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction 

London

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Elizabeth Fallon

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position / Status

 

PCA of John  Fallon, 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

DFS Furniture PLC

b)

LEI

213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93

 

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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares 0.10p

ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares on the market

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price       -   £1.08

Volume  -   36,858

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

21 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction 

London

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Alison Hutchinson

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position / Status

 

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

DFS Furniture PLC

b)

LEI

213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93

 

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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares 0.10p

ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares on the market

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

Price       -   £1.14 

Volume  -   21,777

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

21 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction 

London

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Loraine Martins

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position / Status

 

Non-Executive Director

 

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

DFS Furniture PLC

b)

LEI

213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93

 

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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary Shares 0.10p

 

ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89

 

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares on the market

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

Price       -   £1.14

Volume  -   10,888

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

21 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction 

London

 

Enquiries:

DFS


Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary)

Phil Hutchinson Investor Relations

investor.relations@dfs.co.uk

 

Teneo

 

James Macey-White

Jessica Reid

Ayo Sangobowale

+44 (0)20 7353 4200

85fs.dfs@teneo.com

 

 

About DFS Furniture plc

 

The Group is the clear market-leading retailer of living room 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, 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 products and service, breadth of product offer and favourable consumer financing options. We fulfil 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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