01 July 2016 For immediate release
DFS Furniture plc
Purchase of own shares - Replacement
The following amendment has been made to the 'Purchase of own shares' announcement released on 01 July 2016 at 17:14 under RNS No 0578D.
The total number voting rights in DFS has been amended from 212,190,601 ordinary shares to 212,140,601 ordinary shares.
All other details remain unchanged. The full amended text is shown below.
DFS Furniture plc ("DFS" or the "Company") announces that on 01 July 2016, it purchased for treasury 50,000 ordinary shares of 150p each at an average price of 211.09 pence per share.
The highest price paid was 214.00p and lowest price paid was 205.20p.
The purchased shares will be held in treasury with the expectation that they will be utilised to satisfy employee share based award obligations as and when required.
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1A, following this purchase, there are 890,000 shares held in treasury and the total number of voting rights in DFS is 212,140,601 ordinary shares of 150p each.
The above figure may be used by shareholders 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, DFS under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
DFS (enquiries via FTI Consulting)
Paul Walker (Company Secretary) investor.relations@dfs.co.uk
FTI Consulting
Jonathon Brill +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Georgina Goodhew dfsfurniture@fticonsulting.com
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.