Transaction in Own Shares

19 February 2016

DUNELM GROUP plc

Transaction in Own Shares

Dunelm Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 19 February 2016 it purchased 28,949 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company at an average price of 960.0 pence per share, for transfer into treasury. The highest price paid per share was 960.0 pence and the lowest price paid was 960.0 pence per share.

Following this transaction, the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 202,833,931 ordinary shares of which a total of 65,864 shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 202,768,067 ordinary shares.

The above figure of 202,768,067 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 

The purchased shares will be held in treasury and may be utilised to satisfy employee share based award obligations.

Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:

Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary

0116 2644356