Dunelm Regulatory News (DNLM)

26 Oct 2006 07:00

Dunelm Group plc26 October 2006 This announcement is not for distribution (directly or indirectly) in or intothe United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. It is not an offer of securitiesfor sale in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. 26 October 2006 Announcement regarding Over-allotment Arrangements and Stabilisation: Dunelm Group plc In connection with the offer of the following ordinary shares (the "Offer"): Dunelm Group plc Ordinary Shares of nominal value 1 pence each (the "OrdinaryShares") ISIN Code: GB00B1CKQ739 Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm") announces that, in connection with the Offer of60,300,000 Ordinary Shares by Dunelm, UBS Limited, as stabilising manager, hastoday given notice to exercise the Over-allotment Arrangements in respect of6,030,000 Ordinary Shares of Dunelm. None of the £10.3m gross proceeds arisingfrom this sale will be received by Dunelm. As a result of the Over-allotment Arrangements, the total size of the Offer is66,330,000 Ordinary Shares and Jean Adderley will own 8,970,000 Dunelm OrdinaryShares. The Offer Price of Dunelm Ordinary Shares was set at 170 pence per OrdinaryShare on 19 October 2006. UBS Limited, as stabilising manager has also informed Dunelm that thestabilisation period which commenced at 8am on 19 October 2006 has now ended andthat it made no stabilisation trades. Further details in respect of the Over-allotment Arrangements are set out inDunelm's Prospectus dated 19 October 2006. Defined terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Dunelm'sProspectus dated 19 October 2006 unless the context requires otherwise. This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute aninvitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or disposeof any securities of Dunelm in any jurisdiction. In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, orthe offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member Statethat has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicableimplementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") beforethe publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has beenapproved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with theProspectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority inanother Member State and notified to the competent authority in that MemberState in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and theOffer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who arequalified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who areother persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be actedon or relied on by other persons in that Member State. The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information inconnection with the Offer in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law andpersons into whose possession any document or other information referred toherein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction.Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of thesecurities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S.Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United Statesabsent registration or an exemption from registration. There has not been andwill note be a public offer of securities in the United States. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange