Results of Placing in Dunelm Group PLC

Further to the previous announcement, WA Capital Limited (a company controlled by Sir Will and Lady Nadine Adderley) announces that it and Sir Will Adderley, Deputy Chairman, have sold 10 million shares in the Company, representing approximately 4.9 per cent of the issued share capital of Dunelm. The shares were placed at a price of 1,140 pence per share. The shares sold were held by Sir Will Adderley and WA Capital Limited (a company controlled by Sir Will and Lady Nadine Adderley) (the "Sellers").

Following the placing, the aggregate holdings of the Adderley Family are 37.6%, with the holdings of Sir Will Adderley and persons closely associated with him as follows:

WA Capital Limited is a company controlled by Sir Will and his wife, Lady Nadine Adderley; WA Capital Investments Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of WA Capital Limited. The Stoneygate Trust is a charitable trust, and The Paddocks Discretionary Trust is a private family trust; Sir Will and Lady Nadine are trustees but not beneficiaries of these trusts.

The shares were sold to institutional investors in a placing.

Barclays acted as Sole Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner on the Placing. Goldman Sachs International and UBS AG London Branch acted as Joint Bookrunners.

Sir Will Adderley remains fully committed to Dunelm in his role as Deputy Chairman as well as remaining a very substantial shareholder in the Company.

Sir Will Adderley has undertaken that, following completion of the Placing, he will not dispose of further shares in the Company for a period of at least 180 days, subject to customary exceptions.