Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0137P

Dunelm Group plc

18 October 2012

DUNELM GROUP plc

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS EXERCISING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

Dunelm Group plc (the "Company") has been notified of the following dealings in the Company's shares by its directors and their connected persons:

Will Adderley

On 15 October 2012, Will Adderley transferred 123,949 ordinary shares of 1 pence each to his wife, Nadine Adderley, for nil consideration.

On 18 October 2012, Will Adderley exercised nil cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan over 123,949 ordinary shares of 1 pence each.

Following the transactions set out above, Mr Adderley's beneficial interest in ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company is as follows:

No of shares of 1 pence each

Percentage holding

Will Adderley

11,103,398

5.48

W A Capital Limited

50,600,000

24.98

Nadine Adderley

123,949

0.06

Total beneficial interest

61,827,347

30.53

W A Capital Limited is a private limited company established by Will Adderley to act as a long term holding company for his beneficial interest in the Company. Will Adderley is the sole director and shareholder of W A Capital Limited, which is UK resident for tax purposes.

Nadine Adderley is Will Adderley's wife.

Mr Adderley is also deemed to hold a legal interest in 1,167,250 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company which are held by The Leicester Foundation, a private charitable trust of which he and his wife are the trustees; and in 172,750 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Paddocks Trust, a private family trust of which he and his wife are the trustees but not beneficiaries. Taking into account these holdings, Will Adderley's total legal and beneficial interest in the Company is 63,167,347 ordinary shares of 1 pence each, 31.19% of the issued ordinary share capital.

David Stead

On 18 October 2012, David Stead, the Finance Director, exercised nil cost options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan over 85,215 ordinary shares of 1 pence each. Mr Stead has sold 43,460 ordinary shares of 1 pence each at a price of 679.4 pence per share, to fund his tax and national insurance liability in respect of the exercise of the options. Mr Stead has then transferred 41,755 ordinary shares of 1 pence each to his wife, Jane Stead, for nil consideration.

Following the transactions set out above, Mr Stead is beneficially interested in 667,181 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company, 0.33 % of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.

Simon Emeny

On 17 October 2012, Simon Emeny transferred 26,400 ordinary shares of 1 pence each to his wife, Selina Emeny, for nil consideration. Following this transfer Mr Emeny's beneficial holding in the Company remains unchanged at 26,400 ordinary shares, 0.01% of the issued ordinary share capital.

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