Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5797W

DFS Furniture PLC

11 December 2019

 

11 December 2019

For immediate release

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

Transaction in own shares

DFS Furniture plc (the "Company") announces that on 11 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: 6,661 shares

Date of transaction: 11 December 2019

Average price paid per share: 241.79 pence

Lowest price paid per share: 240.00 pence

Highest price paid per share: 243.50 pence

Broker: Jefferies International Limited

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 212,475,217 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 555,384 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 212,475,217 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)	Platform
11/12/2019	09:52:39	489	240	XLON
11/12/2019	10:09:49	83	240	XLON
11/12/2019	12:02:14	49	240	XLON
11/12/2019	12:02:14	358	240	XLON
11/12/2019	12:02:14	244	240	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:37	53	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:37	566	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:37	28	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:37	68	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:37	594	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:37	494	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	13:44:54	181	240.5	XLON
11/12/2019	14:29:00	563	241.5	XLON
11/12/2019	14:30:55	1	241.5	XLON
11/12/2019	14:36:55	179	241.5	XLON
11/12/2019	14:36:55	547	241.5	XLON
11/12/2019	14:40:45	173	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	14:40:45	402	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	15:01:24	432	241	XLON
11/12/2019	15:39:50	145	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	15:39:50	222	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	15:39:50	184	242.5	XLON
11/12/2019	16:29:57	143	243.5	XLON
11/12/2019	16:29:57	184	243.5	XLON
11/12/2019	16:29:57	279	243.5	XLON

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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