Debenhams : Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4585E

Debenhams plc

08 May 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):

04 May 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 May 2017

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

Above 17%

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 financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration dates	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
Put Option Agreement with Goldman Sachs International over ordinary shares (disclosed on 23 January 2015 and 12 May 2016) Contract for Differences with Monecor (London) Limited	n/a	24 Oct 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	n/a	128,927,113 80,791,375	Nominal	Delta
					10.50% 6.58%

Total A+B+C

Number of voting rights 209,718,488

Percentage of voting rights 17.08%

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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