Admission, TVR and Director Dealings
Boohoo Group Plc announced the admission of 222,222,222 New Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM on February 23, 2026, bringing the total voting rights to 1,619,720,334. Following a placing, key executives including CEO Dan Finley, Executive Vice Chair Mahmud Kamani, and Non-Executive Director Iain McDonald purchased shares, with Kamani now holding 11.64%, Finley 0.07%, and McDonald 1.10% of the issued share capital. Finley and CFO Phil Ellis also have significant interests in various share schemes and options.
Select text to share a quote on X · sign in to keep highlights & notes in your DEBS notes
Debenhams Group (AIM:DEBS), a leading online platform, is pleased to confirm, further to the Company's "Result of Fundraise and Board Change" announcement released at 7:00 a.m. on 19 February 2026 (the "Result Announcement"), that 222,222,222 New Ordinary Shares were admitted to trading on AIM at 8:00 a.m. on 23 February 2026.
Admission and Total Voting Rights
Following Admission, the total number of Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the Company is 1,619,720,334. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. This figure for the total number of Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Director Dealings
Pursuant to the Placing, the Company confirms that Dan Finley, CEO; Mahmud Kamani, Executive Vice Chair; and Iain McDonald (via funds managed by Iain), Non-Executive Director, purchased Ordinary Shares (together the "Dealings"). Further details of the Dealings are provided in the tables at the end of this announcement. As a result of the Dealings, Mahmud, Dan and Iain (alongside their closely associated persons) are interested in 11.64%, 0.07% and 1.10% of the Company's issued share capital respectively.
Following the Dealings, Dan and Phil Ellis (CFO) are interested in the number of Ordinary Shares, and options over Ordinary Shares, as outlined in the table below:
| Director | Shares held personally | Shares under option in LTIP | Shares held under SIP | Shares under option in SAYE | Shares under option in DSP | Shares under option in DIP | Shares under option in Conditional Award | Total interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Finley | 1,124,139 | - | - | 247,179 | 3,123,340 | 11,659,808 | 4,658,441 | 20,812,907 |
| Phil Ellis | 162,881 | - | - | 187,179 | 500,000 | 800,185 | 1,028,806 | 2,679,051 |
The above table excludes any awards granted under the Group's Turnaround Scheme 66.67% of which was granted to Dan and 10% of which was granted to Phil
Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Result Announcement unless the context provides otherwise.
| a) | Name | Mahmud Kamani | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Executive Vice Chair | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | boohoo group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800SZF3KFCECWY243 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1p ISIN: JE00BG6L7297 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Placing | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 23 February 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Dan Finley | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | boohoo group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800SZF3KFCECWY243 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1p ISIN: JE00BG6L7297 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Placing | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 23 February 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Iain McDonald | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PCA - Belerion Capital are a PCA of Iain McDonald (non-executive director of boohoo Group plc and Chief Investment Officer of Belerion Capital) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| a) | Name | boohoo group plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800SZF3KFCECWY243 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 1p ISIN: JE00BG6L7297 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Placing | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 23 February 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Off market |
Cleaned text: letterheads, contacts and legal notices removed. View the original announcement ↗ · Company filings. Not investment advice.