Holding(s) in Company

Dunelm Group plc
23 January 2008


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

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer       Dunelm
of existing shares to which voting rights are      --------------------
attached:
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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
------------------------------------------                               --------
Other (please specify):______________                                    No
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to       AEGON UK Group of Companies
notification obligation:                   ------------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):                                         ------------------------
--------------------------
5. Date of transaction (and date on which  22nd January 2008
the threshold is crossed or reached if     ------------------------
different):
--------------------------
6. Date on which issuer notified:          23rd January 2008
--------------------------                 ------------------------
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     3-4%
reached:                                   ------------------------
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8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares    triggering transaction
If possible

use ISIN     Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights Percentage of
code         shares       voting       shares                               voting rights
                          rights                    Direct       Indirect   Direct  Indirect


GB0009123323  8,017,593    8,017,593    8,327,893    7,793,451    534,442    3.88     0.27



B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights


   8,327,893                                        4.15%




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

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:
AEGON Asset Management UK plc
AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.
AEGON ICVC

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                               AEGON UK Group of
                                                        Companies
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:      AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:
                                 AEGON Asset Management UK plc
                                 AEGON Investment Management UK ltd
                                 AEGON ICVC

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

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares



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

Full name                                    AEGON Asset Management UK plc
(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address                              AEGON House,
(registered office for legal entities)       3 Lochside Avenue,
                                             Edinburgh Park,
                                             Edinburgh,
                                             EH12 9SA

Phone number & email                         0870 60 90 101

Other useful information                     Ian G Young, Company secretary,
(at least legal representative for legal
persons)                                     0131 549 6398

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name                                            Miranda Beacham

Contact address                                      AEGON House,
                                                     3 Lochside Avenue,
                                                     Edinburgh Park,
                                                     Edinburgh,
                                                     EH12 9SA

Phone number & email                                 0131 549 3460
                                                     [e-mail]
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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