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On 20 February 2026, Matthew Moulding, through his family investment company FIC Shareco Limited, purchased 24,395,170 ordinary voting shares in THG PLC at a price of 34.93p per share. This transaction, notified to THG PLC on 23 February 2026, increased Matthew Moulding's voting rights attached to shares to 20.24% (332,078,116 shares) and his fully diluted equity interest to approximately 25.4% (454,268,204 shares).
| Date | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 07:45:00 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 0849U |
THG PLC
(the "Company")
PDMR/PCA Shareholding & TR-1 Notification
The Company announces that it received the below notifications on 23 February 2026 confirming that Matthew Moulding, through his family investment company FIC Shareco Limited, has purchased 24,395,170 ordinary voting shares of £0.005 each in the Company.
In accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (the "DTR"), Matthew Moulding's equity interest equates to 454,268,204 shares in the Company, being approximately 25.4 per cent. on a fully diluted basis, comprising 332,078,116 ordinary voting shares and 122,190,088 unlisted ordinary shares.
The Company makes the below announcement and notifications in accordance with the requirements of the DTR and the UK Market Abuse Regulation:
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / persons closely associated with them |
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a) |
Name |
FIC Shareco Limited |
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2. |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position / Status |
PCA of Matthew Moulding |
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b) |
Initial Notification / Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
THG PLC |
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b) |
LEI |
21380066N3SV9O8IDP37 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code |
Ordinary voting shares of £0.005 each ISIN: GB00BMTV7393 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of ordinary voting shares |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s): 34.93p Volume(s): 24,395,170 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
N/A - single transaction |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
20 February 2026 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BMTV7393
Issuer Name
THG PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Matthew Moulding
City of registered office (if applicable)
Altrincham
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
4. Details of the shareholder
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Name |
City of registered office |
Country of registered office |
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FIC Shareco Limited |
St Peter Port |
Guernsey |
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
20-Feb-2026
6. Date on which Issuer notified
23-Feb-2026
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
20.240000 |
0.000000 |
20.240000 |
332,078,116 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
18.760000 |
0.000000 |
18.760000 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) |
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1) |
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BMTV7393 |
22326196 |
309751920 |
1.360000 |
18.880000 |
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Sub Total 8.A |
332078116 |
20.240000% |
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8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B1 |
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/conversion period |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Sub Total 8.B2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Ultimate controlling person |
Name of controlled undertaking |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Matthew Moulding |
FIC Shareco Limited |
7.800000 |
0.000000 |
7.800000% |
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Matthew Moulding |
FIC Shareco Limited |
11.080000 |
0.000000 |
11.080000% |
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
12. Date of Completion
23-Feb-2026
13. Place Of Completion
London, UK
Enquiries to:
THG PLC
James Pochin, General Counsel and Company Secretary
James.Pochin@thehutgroup.com