22 October 2026
DFS Furniture PLC
Grant of an award under the DFS Group Share Plan
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Grant of awards under the DFS Group Share Plan (the "Plan")
The Company announces the following transaction by persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of the Company with a nominal value of £0.10 ("Shares") which took place on 22 October 2026.
Dominique Highfield (the Chief Financial Officer of DFS Furniture plc) has been granted a conditional award in the pursuant of the Plan. The grant is in respect of the 2025 pro-rated DSP award (as disclosed in the 2026 remuneration report) and has been granted following her appointment to the Board on 5 May 2026 and the completion of her induction to the business.
This award is equivalent to 75% of salary, pro-rated to reflect Dominique's joining date (the "Award").
The number of Shares over which the Award was granted was calculated based on a Share price of £1.55, which aligns to the price used for the grant of the 2025 Award made to the Chief Executive Officer on 23 October 2025 (being the average of the last 3 days closing price before this date).
No consideration was payable for the grant of the Award, which will vest on 23 October 2028 (in line with the 2025 Award made to the Chief Executive Officer), subject to achievement of underpin conditions (disclosed in the 2026 remuneration report) and will be subject to a two-year holding period after vesting.
Details of the conditional share award under the Plan are as follows:
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Name |
Position |
Number of shares subject to conditional awards |
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Dominique Highfield |
Chief Financial Officer |
143,056 |
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 |
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 conditional share awards under the DFS Group Share Plan |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price - £0.00 Volume - 143,056 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
143,056 £0.00 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
22 October 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |