Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7453W

DFS Furniture PLC

12 December 2019

 

12 December 2019

For immediate release

DFS Furniture plc  ("DFS" and the "Company")

Transaction in own shares

DFS Furniture plc (the "Company") announces that on 12 December 2019 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 150 pence each pursuant to its 400,000 share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 10 December 2019.

Description of shares: DFS Furniture plc - ordinary shares of 150 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 13,571 shares

Date of transaction: 12 December 2019

Average price paid per share: 242.30 pence

Lowest price paid per share: 238.50 pence

Highest price paid per share: 244.50 pence

Broker: Jefferies International Limited

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 212,461,646 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 568,955 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 212,461,646 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is available below:

Transaction date	Transaction time	Volume	Price (GBp)
12/12/2019	10:24:11	100	244
12/12/2019	11:24:30	125	244
12/12/2019	11:24:30	125	244
12/12/2019	11:24:30	145	244
12/12/2019	13:01:14	69	243.5
12/12/2019	13:38:27	4	244.5
12/12/2019	13:38:27	101	244.5
12/12/2019	13:54:51	207	244.5
12/12/2019	13:54:51	8	244.5
12/12/2019	13:54:51	352	244.5
12/12/2019	13:54:51	523	244.5
12/12/2019	13:54:51	206	244.5
12/12/2019	13:54:51	274	244.5
12/12/2019	14:28:23	561	243.5
12/12/2019	15:16:24	569	243
12/12/2019	15:16:24	597	243
12/12/2019	15:33:21	511	242.5
12/12/2019	15:44:27	527	240.5
12/12/2019	15:44:27	554	240.5
12/12/2019	15:46:59	516	238.5
12/12/2019	16:06:36	992	242
12/12/2019	16:18:35	1238	242
12/12/2019	16:18:35	238	242
12/12/2019	16:18:38	1133	242
12/12/2019	16:25:19	568	242
12/12/2019	16:25:19	568	242
12/12/2019	16:25:19	1397	242
12/12/2019	16:26:12	361	242
12/12/2019	16:28:56	468	242
12/12/2019	16:28:56	531	242
12/12/2019	16:29:31	1	242.5
12/12/2019	16:29:51	2	242.5

For further information, please contact:

DFS (enquiries via Tulchan)	TULCHAN
Liz McDonald (Company Secretary) Phil Hutchinson (Investor Relations) [e-mail]	James Macey-White Jessica Reid Amber Ahluwalia [e-mail]

About DFS Furniture plc

DFS is the clear market leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom. We design, manufacture, sell and deliver to our customers an extensive range of furniture products. The business operates a retail network of living room furniture stores in the United Kingdom and Europe, together with an online channel. These have been established and developed gradually over 50 years of operating history. We attract customers to our stores and website through our substantial and continued investment in nationwide marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product ranges and price points and favourable consumer financing options.

 

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