Holding(s) in Company

Dunelm Group plc
07 May 2008


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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|For filings with the FSA include the annex                                    |
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|For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                     |
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|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                              |
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer|Dunelm                         |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are     |                               |
|attached:                                         |                               |
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                               |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            |Yes       |
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|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in|No        |
|the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are    |          |
|attached                                                               |          |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       |No        |
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|Other (please specify):______________                                  |No        |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to      |AEGON UK Group of Companies            |
|notification obligation:                  |                                       |
+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if        |                                       |
|different from 3):                        |                                       |
+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of transaction (and date on which |2nd May 2008                           |
|the threshold is crossed or reached if    |                                       |
|different):                               |                                       |
+------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified:         |7th May 2008                           |
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|7.                                        |                                       |
|Threshold(s)                              |                                       |
|that is/are                               |                                       |
|crossed or                                |                                       |
|reached:                                  |3-2%                                   |
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|8: Notified Details                                                               |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                               |
+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of   |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering     |
|shares          |to the triggering  |transaction                                  |
|                |transaction        |                                             |
|If possible use +---------+---------+---------+------------------+----------------+
|ISIN code       |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting  |Percentage of   |
|                |shares   |voting   |shares   |rights            |voting rights   |
|                |         |rights   |         +---------+--------+------+---------+
|                |         |         |         |Direct   |Indirect|Direct|Indirect |
+----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+------+---------+
|GB0009123323    |7,439,140|7,439,140|5,439,140|5,119,809|319,331 |2.56  |0.16     |
+----------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+------+---------+
|                                                                                  |
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|B: Financial Instruments                                                          |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+---------------+
|Type of        |Expiration date|Exercise/      |No. of voting     |Percentage of  |
|financial      |               |conversion     |rights that may be|voting rights  |
|instrument     |               |period/date    |acquired (if the  |               |
|               |               |               |instrument        |               |
|               |               |               |exercised/        |               |
|               |               |               |converted)        |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+---------------+
|               |               |               |                  |               |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+---------------+
|                                                                                  |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B)                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights                  |Percentage of voting rights             |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|5,439,140                                |2.72%                                   |
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|                                                                                  |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the   |
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                        |
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|AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:                              |
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|AEGON Asset Management UK plc                                                     |
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|AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.                                               |
|                                                                                  |
|AEGON ICVC                                                                        |
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|Proxy Voting:                                                                     |
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|10. Name of proxy holder:                |AEGON UK Group of Companies             |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|11. Number of                            |                                        |
|voting rights                            |                                        |
|proxy holder                             |                                        |
|will cease to                            |                                        |
|hold:                                    |2,000,000                               |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease|8th May 2008                            |
|to hold voting rights:                   |                                        |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|13. Additional information:              |AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:|
|                                         |                                        |
|                                         |AEGON Asset Management UK plc           |
|                                         |                                        |
|                                         |AEGON Investment Management UK ltd      |
|                                         |                                        |
|                                         |AEGON ICVC                              |
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|14 Contact name:                         |Miranda Beacham                         |
+-----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+
|15. Contact                              |                                        |
|telephone                                |                                        |
|name:                                    |0131 549 3460                           |
+---------------++---------+----+----+----++---++--+-----+--------++----++---------+
+---------------++---------+----+----+----++---++--+-----+--------++----++---------+


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.





Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

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|Annex: Notification of major interests in shares                              |
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|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification        |
|obligation                                                                    |
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|Full name                                       |AEGON Asset Management UK plc|
|                                                |                             |
|(including legal form of legal entities)        |                             |
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|Contact address                                 |AEGON House,                 |
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|(registered office for legal entities)          |3 Lochside Avenue,           |
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|                                                |Edinburgh Park,              |
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|                                                |Edinburgh,                   |
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|                                                |EH12 9SA                     |
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|Phone number &                                  |                             |
|email                                           |0870 60 90 101               |
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|Other useful information                        |Ian G Young, Company         |
|                                                |secretary,                   |
|(at least legal representative for legal        |                             |
|persons)                                        |0131 549 6398                |
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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                    |
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|Full name                                         |Miranda Beacham            |
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|Contact address                                   |AEGON House,               |
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|                                                  |3 Lochside Avenue,         |
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|                                                  |Edinburgh Park,            |
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|                                                  |Edinburgh,                 |
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|                                                  |EH12 9SA                   |
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|Phone number & email                              |0131 549 3460              |
|                                                  |                           |
|                                                  |[e-mail]|
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|Other useful information                          |                           |
|                                                  |                           |
|                                                  |                           |
|                                                  |                           |
|(e.g. functional relationship with the person or  |                           |
|legal entity subject to the notification          |                           |
|obligation)                                       |                           |
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|C: Additional information                                                     |
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