Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 9, 2025
Major Shareholding Notification
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RNS Number : 8755K
Frasers Group PLC
09 December 2025
FRASERS GROUP PLC
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
Frasers Group plc (the "Company") has been notified on 9 December 2025 by MASH Beta Ltd ("MASH Beta"), a company through which Mike Ashley holds shares in the Company, that MASH Beta has granted a pledge in favour of HSBC Bank plc over 103,572,688 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 23.0% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in treasury), as security for amounts which may be due from time to time under a personal bank lending facility. Mike Ashley remains the beneficial owner of the Ordinary Shares subject to the pledge and retains full voting rights over these shares.
| 1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name of natural person / Legal person | MASH Beta Limited (Private Limited Company) | |
| 2. | Reason for the Notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | PCA with Michael Ashley, PDMR | |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification | |
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
| a) | Full name of the entity | Frasers Group PLC | |
| b) | LEI code | 213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34 | |
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
| a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Share | |
| Identification code | GB00B1QH8P22 | ||
| b) | Nature of the Transaction | Pledge in favour of HSBC Bank plc over 103,572,688 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately 23.0% of the Company's issued share capital (excluding shares held in treasury), as security for amounts which may be due from time to time under a personal bank lending facility. | |
| c) | Currency | GBP - British Pound | |
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) £0.00 |
Volume(s) 103,572,688 |
| e) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
Aggregated Volume 103,572,688 Price £0.00 |
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| f) | Date of the transaction | 09 December 2025 | |
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
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