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boohoo group plc - Receipt of Requisition Notices
24th October 2024, 06:00
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24 October 2024

boohoo group plc

("boohoo" or the "Company")

Receipt of Requisition Notices

boohoo Group plc (AIM: BOO), a leading online fashion group, confirms that it has received letters and accompanying notices dated 23 October 2024 from HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd. on behalf of Frasers Group plc ("Frasers"), seeking, as a holder of approximately 27% of the voting rights of the Company, to requisition an extraordinary general meeting of the Company pursuant to Article 89 of Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the "Requisitions").

The Requisitions propose to appoint Mike Ashley and Mike Lennon as directors of the Company and to remove John Lyttle as a director of the Company. They also propose to appoint Mike Ashley as Chief Executive Officer, should he be appointed as a director.

The boohoo Board is in the process of reviewing the content and validity of the Requisitions with its advisers.  A further announcement will be made in due course.

In the meantime, shareholders are urged to take no action.

Enquiries


boohoo group plc


Stephen Morana, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050

Mike Cooper, Head of Investor Relations

Tel: +44 (0)161 233 2050



Zeus - Joint Financial Adviser, Nominated adviser and Joint Broker

Nick Cowles / Dan Bate / James Edis

Tel: +44 (0)161 831 1512

Benjamin Robertson

Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000



HSBC - Joint Financial Adviser and Joint Broker


Anthony Parsons / Alex Thomas / Chloe Ponsonby / James Hopton

Tel: +44 (0)20 7991 8888



Headland - Financial PR Adviser


Susanna Voyle / Will Smith

Tel: +44 (0)20 3725 7514

 

 

About boohoo group plc

 

"Leading the fashion eCommerce market"

 

Founded in Manchester in 2006, boohoo group is a fashion forward, inclusive and innovative business. The Group's brands are complementary, vibrant and scalable, delivering inspirational, on-trend fashion to our customers 24/7. The diversity of our brands, including the group's 5 core brands, boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Karen Millen and Debenhams, enable us to serve a broad customer base, globally, with a primary focus on the UK and US markets. Since its acquisition in 2021, Debenhams has been transformed from a retailer into a digital marketplace with a capital-light, low-risk operating model and a focus on fashion, beauty as well as home. Boohoo group is concentrated on driving sustainable, profitable growth with technology and automation increasing efficiency across the business..

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