9th May 2007 17:28
Debenhams plc09 May 2007 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF PDMRs AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Debenhams plc 2. Name of PDMR Michael Sharp 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest Michael Sharp 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) Baroness Employee Limited Partnership - 13,226,985 shares 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary The distribution by Baroness Employee Limited Partnership of 13,226,985 sharesto employees of the Debenhams Group and the Debenhams Retail Employee Trust2004, of which 5,250,000 shares have been distributed to Michael Sharp, adirector of Debenhams plc. The exercise by Michael Sharp of an option under the Debenhams Employee OptionPlan over 60,758 shares. Michael Sharp has not sold any of the shares distributed to him today byBaroness Employee Limited Partnership or acquired under the option exercise. 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 5,310,758 shares by Michael Sharp. 8. Percentage of issued class 0.62% re Michael Sharp 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 13,226,985 by Baroness Employee Limited Partnership 10. Percentage of issued class 1.54% 11. Class of security Ordinary Shares 12. Price per share 0.01p 13. Date of transaction 9th May 2007 14. Date company informed 9th May 2007 15. Total holding following this notification Michael Sharp - 5,419,549 shares Baroness Employee Limited Partnership - 0 shares 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Michael Sharp 0.63% Baroness Employee Limited Partnership - 0% If a PDMR has been granted options by the company please complete the followingboxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification N/A 23. Any additional information ............................................................... 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Guy Johnson 020 7408 3529 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Guy Johnson, Company Secretary Date of Notification 9.5.07 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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