Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2668W

DFS Furniture plc

25 April 2016

 

25 April 2016                                                                                                            For immediate release

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

Non-Executive Director Resignation

The Company announces that Andy Dawson, the nominee director of Advent Diamond (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l, (the "Advent Shareholder"), has resigned from the Board with immediate effect.

Under the terms of the relationship agreement between the Advent Shareholder and the Company dated 23 February 2015, the Advent Shareholder will continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate one person as a Non-Executive Director, so long as it owns or controls 15% or more of the aggregate voting rights in the Company.

As announced on 13 April 2016, the Advent Shareholder currently owns or is interested in shares representing approximately 24.1% of the aggregate voting rights in the Company.

Enquiries:                 

DFS (enquiries via FTI)                                  

Mike Schmidt (Director of Corporate Affairs)                         [e-mail] 

Paul Walker (Company Secretary)

FTI Consulting                                             

Jonathon Brill                                                                          [phone]

Georgina Goodhew                                                                 [e-mail]

Tom Hufton                

About DFS Furniture plc

DFS is the clear market leading retailer of upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom.  We design, manufacture, sell and deliver to our customers an extensive range of upholstered furniture products.  The business operates a retail network of upholstered furniture stores in the United Kingdom and Europe, together with an online channel.  These have been established and developed gradually over more than 45 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 best-in-class consumer financing options.

 

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