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Debenhams cuts debt pile by £100m

By Kiran Stacey and John O’Doherty

Published: October 22 2009 09:18 | Last updated: October 22 2009 17:25

Debenhams has paid off £100m of its debt, but has kept back another £100m from its £323m capital raising in June for acquisitions.

The company made the debt payment on Wednesday, taking its net debt to £590.3m – £403.7m lower than a year ago. But it will retain about a third of this year’s capital raising.

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