Debenhams plc Holding(s) in Company (4566J)

TIDMDEB TIDMSPD

RNS Number : 4566J

Debenhams plc

28 June 2017

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Debenhams plc

   2.         Reason for the notification 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments.

   3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

Sports Direct International plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

N/a

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

27 June 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 June 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

Above 19%

8. Notified details:

Class/type of shares

ISIN: GB00B126KH97

A: Voting rights attached to shares

N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

 
 Type of                Exercise   Expiration      Exercise/     Number of        % of voting 
  financial              price      dates (xvii)    Conversion    voting rights    rights (xix, 
  instrument                                        period        instrument       xx) 
                                                    (xviii)       refers to 
---------------------  ---------  --------------  ------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
                                   24 Oct                                         Nominal    Delta 
                                    2017 
                                    27 Oct 
                                    2017 
                                    1 Nov 2017 
                                    6 Nov 2017 
                                    9 Nov 2017 
                                    14 Nov 
                                    2017 
                                    17 Nov 
                                    2017 
                                    22 Nov 
                                    2017 
                                    27 Nov 
                                    2017 
                                    30 Nov 
                                    2017 
 
                                    n/a 
---------------------  ---------  --------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------  ------ 
 Put Option 
  Agreement 
  with Goldman 
  Sachs International 
  over ordinary 
  shares                                                                            10.50% 
  (disclosed 
  on 23 January                                                                     8.63% 
  2015 and 
  12 May 2016) 
 
 
  Contract 
  for Differences 
  with Monecor                                                   128,927,113 
  (London) 
  Limited               n/a                        n/a            105,928,053 
---------------------  ---------  --------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------  ------ 
 

Total A+B+C

Number of financial instruments: 234,855,166

Percentage of share capital: 19.13%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable.

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional Information:

N/A

14. Contact Name/Telephone Number:

Paul Eardley

Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

Debenhams plc

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