21 October 2026
DFS Furniture PLC
Grant of share under the Deferred Bonus Plan
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
DFS Furniture Plc today announces the following transaction by persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of the Company with a nominal value of £0.10 ("Shares")
Mr Tim Stacey the Chief Executive Officer and Mrs Dominique Highfield the Chief Financial Officer have today been granted conditional share awards in the Company, under the DFS Furniture Plc Deferred Bonus Plan ("the Plan") equal to 25 per cent of the 2026 short-term incentive award.
The awards granted under the Plan are structured as options with a nil exercise price over a number of shares (the "Deferred Awards"). No consideration was paid for the grant of the Deferred Awards. The Deferred Awards will become exercisable on or around the second anniversary of the date of grant and under the rules of the Plan the award will accrue Dividend Equivalents between the award date and the vesting date.
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Executive Director |
Number of Conditional Shares Awarded |
|
Tim Stacey |
103,211 |
|
Dominique Highfield |
9,777 |
The Notification of Dealing Form for each PDMR can be found below. This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Tim Stacey |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Chief Executive Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
DFS Furniture PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares 0.10p ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price - £0.00 Volume - 103,211 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
103,211 £0.00 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
21 October 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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|
a) |
Name |
Dominique Highfield |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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|
a) |
Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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|
a) |
Name |
DFS Furniture PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
213800GDSOBNKS1U1P93 |
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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 |
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|
a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares 0.10p ISIN: GB00BTC0LB89 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Shares under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan |
|
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price - £0.00 Volume - 9,777 |
|
d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
9,777 £0.00 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
21 October 2026 |
|
f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
For further information, please contact:
Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary)
Phil Hutchinson (Investor Relations)
investor.relations@dfs.co.uk