Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of the issuer

Debenhams plc

2. Notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

Christopher Woodhouse

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Notification relates to person identified in 3 above.

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary shares of 0.01p each

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them

Christopher Woodhouse

8. State the nature of the transaction

Market sale of ordinary shares in the Company.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

Christopher Woodhouse 3,000,000 ordinary shares

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 

0.23%

13. Value of transaction

£1,913,700

14. Date and place of transaction

9 November 2011

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Following this notification:-

Christopher Woodhouse and his connected persons are interested in 152,387 shares which is 0.01%

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

10 November 2011

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

N/A

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)

N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

N/A

23. Any additional information

N/A

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Paul Eardley - Company Secretary - 020 7408 4444

25. Date of Notification

10 November 2011

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