Holding(s) in Company

Dunelm Group plc
20 June 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

DUNELM


2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( )

.................


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AXA S A 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

.................


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

17/06/2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

18/06/2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%



8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the
use ISIN CODE                            triggering transaction
                                   Number of      Number of voting
                                   shares         rights

B1CKQ73                            9,844,905      9,844,905



                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares     Number of       Number of voting rights % of voting rights
                         shares
if possible use ISIN
CODE
                                         Direct      Indirect    Direct   Indirect

                         1,979,093       1,979,093   8,130,779   0.99     4.05


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights % of voting
financial                    period/date         that may be acquired rights
instrument                                       (if the instrument
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted)



Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
rights                 rights

10,109,872             5.04%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Name of company/fund                   Number of shares    % of issued share
                                                           capital
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X      290,698             0.14490

Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC              264,967             0.13208
UK Smaller Companies Fund

Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd       290,698             0.14490
A/c

Direct
AXA General Unit Trust                 280,000             0.13957

Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc                     2,608,519           1.30025

Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd       4,500               0.00224

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd            223,172             0.11124
ABL High Alpha

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd            14,292              0.00712
FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management           1,084,330           0.54050
ABL High Alpha

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management           71,403              0.03559
FTSE All Share Tracker

Direct
AXA Framlington                        4,550,000           2.26800
UK Select Ops

Indirect
Framlington onshore private            4,500               0.00224
clients

Indirect
EDF Energy Group                       422,793             0.21075

Total Direct                           1,979,093           0.98650
Total Indirect                         8,130,779           4.05288
TOTAL                                  10,109,872          5.03938



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:

.................


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

.................


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

.................


13. Additional information:

.................


14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637


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



Annex: Notification of major interests in shares


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation


Full name (including legal form of legal entities):

.................


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

.................


Phone number & email:

.................


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

.................


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable


Full name:

.................


Contact address:

.................


Phone number & email:

.................


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

.................


C: Additional information :

.................




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