Stabilisation Notice

Dunelm Group plc
26 October 2006


This announcement is not for distribution (directly or indirectly) in or into
the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. It is not an offer of securities
for sale in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.


26 October 2006


  Announcement regarding Over-allotment Arrangements and Stabilisation: 
                                Dunelm Group plc
                                        
                                        
In connection with the offer of the following ordinary shares (the "Offer"):


Dunelm Group plc Ordinary Shares of nominal value 1 pence each (the "Ordinary
Shares")

ISIN Code: GB00B1CKQ739


Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm") announces that, in connection with the Offer of
60,300,000 Ordinary Shares by Dunelm, UBS Limited, as stabilising manager, has
today given notice to exercise the Over-allotment Arrangements in respect of
6,030,000 Ordinary Shares of Dunelm. None of the £10.3m gross proceeds arising
from this sale will be received by Dunelm.


As a result of the Over-allotment Arrangements, the total size of the Offer is
66,330,000 Ordinary Shares and Jean Adderley will own 8,970,000 Dunelm Ordinary
Shares.


The Offer Price of Dunelm Ordinary Shares was set at 170 pence per Ordinary
Share on 19 October 2006.


UBS Limited, as stabilising manager has also informed Dunelm that the
stabilisation period which commenced at 8am on 19 October 2006 has now ended and
that it made no stabilisation trades.


Further details in respect of the Over-allotment Arrangements are set out in
Dunelm's Prospectus dated 19 October 2006.


Defined terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Dunelm's
Prospectus dated 19 October 2006 unless the context requires otherwise.


This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an
invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose
of any securities of Dunelm in any jurisdiction.


In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or
the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State
that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable
implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") before
the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been
approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the
Prospectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority in
another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member
State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and the
Offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are
qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are
other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted
on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.


The Offer and the distribution of this announcement and other information in
connection with the Offer in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and
persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to
herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction.
Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.


This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.
The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an exemption from registration. There has not been and
will note be a public offer of securities in the United States.



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