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8 December 2017
Dunelm Group plc
(the "Company")
Notification of Transactions of Connected Parties to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
The Company has been notified that on 8 December 2017 the following transactions took place:
WA Capital Limited ("WA Capital"), a company controlled by Will Adderley, Deputy Chairman, and Nadine Adderley his wife, transferred 18,000,000 ordinary shares having a par value of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company, constituting 8.9 % of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, to WA Capital Investments Limited ("WA Capital Investments"), a wholly owned subsidiary of WA Capital, at market value. There was no change in the ultimate beneficial ownership of the shares in the Company as a result of this transfer.
As a result of the transfer above, these additional 18,000,000 ordinary shares having a par value of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company are subject to the security interest granted by WA Capital Investments on 20 September 2016 in favour of Barclays Bank plc, as security for any amounts which may be due from time to time under a facility agreement entered into on that date (as amended from time to time). Details of this were announced by the Company on 21 September 2016. Accordingly an aggregate of 36,000,000 shares in the Company are now pledged by WA Capital Investments Limited in favour of Barclays Bank plc.
WA Capital Investments remains the beneficial owner of the shares subject to the pledge, and retains full voting rights. As such, Will Adderley retains an interest in 55,301,779 shares in the Company, which is unchanged as a result of this announcement, and represents 27.4% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. Full details of his shareholding are set out below:
Holding of Dunelm ordinary shares | |
WA Capital Limited | 18,161,779 |
WA Capital Investments Limited
| 36,000,000 |
The Stoneygate Trust | 967,250 |
The Paddocks Discretionary Settlement
| 172,750 |
Total holding | 55,301,779 |
This announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 ("MAR").
For further information, please contact
Dunelm Group plc Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary |
0116 264 4439 |
MHP Communications |
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Tim Rowntree | 020 3128 8100 |
Simon Hockridge |
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PDMRS AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | WA Capital Limited
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2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status
| Person closely associated with Will Adderley, Deputy Chairman | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Dunelm Group plc
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b) | LEI | 213800WCQWE13T5DUV19 | ||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary Shares
ISINGB00BICQ739 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Transfer to WA Capital Investments Limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of WA Capital Limited and person closely associated with Will Adderley, Deputy Chairman | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
18,000,000 £124,700,199.33 | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction
| 2017-12- 08 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PDMRS AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | WA Capital Investments Limited
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2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status
| Person closely associated with Will Adderley, Deputy Chairman | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Dunelm Group plc
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b) | LEI | 213800WCQWE13T5DUV19 | ||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
| Ordinary Shares
ISINGB00BICQ739 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction
| Security interest in favour of Barclays Bank plc | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
18,000,000 N/A | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction
| 2017-12-08 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
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