Holding(s) in Company

21 December 2012

Posting of Circular and Notice of General Meeting to Approve the Proposed Disposal of the Operations of Darty Italy

Further to the announcement made on 21 November 2012, Darty plc ("Darty") announces that the circular (the "Circular") relating to the proposed disposal of the Italian branch of Kesa Sourcing Limited (the "Disposal") has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and has been posted to shareholders. The Circular contains a notice of a general meeting (the "General Meeting") of Darty to consider and, if thought fit, to pass a resolution approving the Disposal.

The General Meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday 17 January 2013 at the Hilton London Euston Hotel, 17-18 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0HT.

The Circular is available for inspection on the investor section of the Company's website: www.dartygroup.com/investor-centre/results-and-reports/

Copies of the Circular are available for inspection at the registered office of Darty at 22-24 Ely Place, London EC1N 6TE and at the offices of Slaughter and May at One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY, during normal business hours on any weekday (UK public holidays excepted) with effect from today until the conclusion of the General Meeting.

A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

Two copies of the Circular have also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will shortly be available for inspection by the public during normal business hours on any weekdays (UK public holidays excepted) at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, situated at:

Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS

For further information please contact:

France

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Anne-France Malrieu +33 1 53 70 74 66/+33 6 89 87 61 18

Caroline Simon +33 1 53 70 74 65/+33 6 89 87 61 24

About Darty plc

Darty group is a leading cross channel service led electrical retailer operating nearly 500 stores in nine European countries and achieving 11% of its products sales on the web. With more than 16,500 people, it generated an annual turnover of over €4 billion in 2011/12 through three operating segments: Darty (France), Other established businesses (which consists of Vanden Borre in Belgium, BCC in the Netherlands, and Datart in the Czech Republic and Slovakia), and Developing businesses (which consist of Darty Italy, Darty Spain and Darty Turkey). Its ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the market for listed securities on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol DRTY.L. It is also listed on the Premier Marche of the Paris Stock Exchange.

For further information, please visit the company's website, www.dartygroup.com.