PROPOSED SECONDARY PLACING OF

RNS Number : 3440A

Dunelm Group plc

06 October 2009

 



6 October 2009

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN 

PROPOSED SECONDARY PLACING OF ORDINARY SHARES DUNELM GROUP PLC ("DUNELM") 

Dunelm announces that it has been advised by Bill Adderley, founder and Life President of Dunelm, that he intends to sell up to approximately 15.6 million ordinary shares in Dunelm in an accelerated bookbuild, secondary placing (the "Placing"). This represents in aggregate approximately 7.8 per cent. of the issued share capital of Dunelm and 18.6 per cent. of those shares in which Bill Adderley is interested. 

The Placing will be managed by UBS Investment Bank and Oriel Securities Limited ("Oriel Securities"). The amount of the Placing proceeds, the number of ordinary shares in the Placing ("Placing Shares") and the placing price will be decided at the close of the accelerated bookbuilding period. 

Bill Adderley has agreed that, following completion of the placing, he will not dispose of further shares in the Company for a period of at least twelve months. 

The books for the Placing will open with immediate effect. Pricing and allocations are expected to be announced as soon as practicable following the closing of the books. The timing of closing of the books will be at the absolute discretion of UBS Investment Bank.

Will Adderley, Chief Executive of Dunelm, who holds 50,000,000 ordinary shares in Dunelm, representing 25.0 per cent. of Dunelm's issued share capital, is not selling any shares in Dunelm and has informed the Board that he has no intention of doing so.

Enquiries: 

UBS Investment Bank, Tel: [phone] 

Adrian Haxby

Christopher Smith

Oriel Securities, Tel: [phone]

David Arch

Jonathan Walker

Each of UBS Limited and Oriel Securities is acting on the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than its client for providing the protections afforded to its clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Placing, the contents of this announcement, or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein.

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of an offer or invitation to acquire or dispose of any securities of Dunelm, or constitute a solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Dunelm's shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the securities legislation of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.

Dunelm's shares may not, directly or indirectly, be offered or sold within the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or offered or sold to a resident of Canada, Australia or Japan. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution to persons in the United States of America, its territories or possessions or to any US person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended). Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted into Australia, Canada or Japan or to Canadian persons or to any securities analyst or other person in any of those jurisdictions. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of United States, Australian, Canadian or Japanese securities law. The distribution of this announcement in certain other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.

This announcement and any offer of securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed at persons who are (1) qualified investors within the meaning of directive 2003/71/ec and any relevant implementing measures (the "prospectus directive") and (2) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within article 19(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("High Net Worth Companies, Unincorporated Associations, etc") of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The information regarding the Placing set out in this announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

 

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