Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1065V

Dunelm Group plc

13 April 2016

 

13 April 2016

DUNELM GROUP plc

Transaction in own shares

Dunelm Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 13 April 2016 it purchased 750,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company at a price of 915 pence per share, for transfer into treasury.

The shares were purchased from Will Adderley, WA Capital Limited and The Stoneygate Trust (the Vendors), who are related parties of the Company.  The shares were bought as part of the share sale completed by the Vendors that was announced on 12 April 2016.  The purchase of shares by the Company was a smaller related party transaction and fell within Listing Rule 11.1.10 R.

Following this transaction the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 202,833,931 ordinary shares of which a total of 855,206 shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 201,978,725 ordinary shares.

The above figure of 201,978,725 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The purchased shares will be held in treasury and may be utilised to satisfy employee share based award obligations.

Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:

Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary

0116 2644356

Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:                     

Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary

0116 2644356

 

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