Last checked at 23 Jan 2020 17:45
23 January 2020
For immediate release
DFS Furniture plc ("DFS" and the "Company")
Transaction in own shares
DFS Furniture plc (the "Company") announces that on 23 January 2020 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 and 18 December 2019.
Description of shares: DFS Furniture plc - ordinary shares of 150 pence
Number of shares repurchased: 12,784 shares
Date of transaction: 23 January 2020
Average price paid per share: 279.97 pence
Lowest price paid per share: 277.00 pence
Highest price paid per share: 284.50 pence
Broker: Jefferies International Limited
Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 212,228,157 (excluding Treasury shares), and the company will hold 802,244 ordinary shares in Treasury.
The figure of 212,228,157 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) |
23/01/2020 | 09:30:16 | 330 | 284.5 |
23/01/2020 | 09:32:03 | 165 | 283 |
23/01/2020 | 09:38:07 | 740 | 283 |
23/01/2020 | 11:22:00 | 141 | 283 |
23/01/2020 | 11:22:00 | 169 | 283 |
23/01/2020 | 11:30:04 | 162 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 11:33:32 | 174 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 11:34:23 | 288 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 11:34:31 | 165 | 282 |
23/01/2020 | 11:34:31 | 1155 | 282 |
23/01/2020 | 11:36:46 | 153 | 282 |
23/01/2020 | 11:44:27 | 152 | 281 |
23/01/2020 | 11:58:47 | 152 | 279 |
23/01/2020 | 12:04:53 | 152 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 12:15:47 | 137 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 12:22:33 | 152 | 278 |
23/01/2020 | 12:37:25 | 140 | 282 |
23/01/2020 | 12:39:44 | 153 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 12:45:03 | 156 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 12:51:39 | 135 | 280.5 |
23/01/2020 | 13:00:05 | 151 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:04:06 | 135 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:10:47 | 143 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:16:22 | 155 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:22:38 | 151 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:27:22 | 143 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:33:52 | 150 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 13:43:35 | 143 | 277 |
23/01/2020 | 13:43:35 | 158 | 277 |
23/01/2020 | 14:32:46 | 145 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:34:05 | 147 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 14:36:47 | 137 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 14:41:26 | 1295 | 278 |
23/01/2020 | 14:41:33 | 46 | 278 |
23/01/2020 | 14:41:33 | 137 | 278 |
23/01/2020 | 14:51:47 | 3 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:51:47 | 152 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:53:30 | 51 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:53:30 | 75 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:53:30 | 29 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:55:43 | 37 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:55:43 | 131 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 14:58:42 | 161 | 280 |
23/01/2020 | 15:02:14 | 158 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:05:42 | 143 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:09:16 | 158 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:12:27 | 12 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:12:27 | 129 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:16:10 | 155 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:20:28 | 163 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:23:15 | 155 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:28:05 | 140 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:30:25 | 140 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:35:23 | 136 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:52:27 | 135 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:52:27 | 140 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:52:27 | 136 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:52:27 | 154 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:52:27 | 169 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:55:23 | 38 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:55:23 | 103 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 15:57:55 | 170 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:00:15 | 3 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:00:15 | 167 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:03:22 | 152 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:07:14 | 136 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:07:14 | 4 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:11:24 | 172 | 278.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:13:45 | 137 | 278 |
23/01/2020 | 16:25:14 | 3 | 279 |
23/01/2020 | 16:25:14 | 249 | 279 |
23/01/2020 | 16:27:04 | 48 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:27:04 | 30 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:27:04 | 65 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:27:04 | 78 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:27:04 | 159 | 279.5 |
23/01/2020 | 16:29:16 | 1 | 279 |
For further information, please contact:
DFS (enquiries via Tulchan) | TULCHAN |
Liz McDonald (Company Secretary) Phil Hutchinson (Investor Relations) investor.relations@dfs.co.uk | James Macey-White Jessica Reid Amber Ahluwalia dfs@tulchangroup.com |
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.