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Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder offloads £300m

The eponymous co-founder of the investment platform has cut his stake to just under a fifth of the group's outstanding share capital
February 17, 2021
  • Peter Hargreaves disposal cuts his holding from 23.9 per cent to 19.8 per cent
  • The sale coincides with a £192m sale from Dunelm deputy chairman via an accelerated bookbuild

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) co-founder Peter Hargreaves has sold shares worth £300m via a placing with institutional investors. The accelerated book build was completed at a price of 1,535p a share, a 7 per cent discount to the closing price the day of the deal’s announcement. 

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