Director/PDMR Shareholding

Dunelm Group plc
07 March 2008




7 March 2008


                        Dunelm Group plc (the "Company")
                    Notification of a transaction by a PDMR


In accordance with DTR 3.1.4R (1) (a) and (b), the Company announces that it has
today received notification from David Stead, Finance Director, that he has
today exercised options over 200,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each, equating
to approximately 0.1% of the issued share capital (excluding treasury shares).
The option price paid was £0.46 per share. David has retained all of these
shares.

Following this exercise of options David's beneficial shareholding is 423,085
ordinary shares, being approximately 0.2% of the issued share capital (excluding
treasury shares).

The Company has transferred 200,000 shares out of treasury to David Stead to
satisfy this option exercise. Following this transfer, the Company holds 295,000
shares in treasury and has 200,696,400 shares in issue.



Enquiries:

David Stead
Finance Director
0116 2644356





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