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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Frasers Group seeks approval for Mike Ashley to cash in £585m in share buyback

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Mike Ashley currently has a 73% stake in Frasers Group. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is seeking approval for the billionaire entrepreneur to cash in £585m of shares which could be bought back by the company in a private deal.

Under the plan, the stock market-listed retail group said it wanted permission from shareholders to buy back the shares privately from Ashley – in one or several transactions – at the market price at the time.

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