18 November 2021

DUNELM GROUP plc

PURCHASES OF SHARES DURING OPEN PERIODS

This announcement contains inside information.

Dunelm Group plc (the "Company") announces that it intends to commence a new share buyback programme in respect of its ordinary shares of one pence each, from the date of this announcement for the period up to and including the last trading day before the Company holds its 2022 Annual General Meeting (the "Programme"). 

The aggregate purchase price of all shares acquired under the Programme will be no greater than £40 million. The maximum number of shares that may be purchased under the Programme will be 2.5 million ordinary shares. 

The purpose of the Programme is to satisfy employee share-based award obligations.

The Programme will be conducted within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the general authority to repurchase shares granted by the Company's shareholders at the 2021 annual general meeting, Chapter 12 of the UK Listing Rules and the provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU dealing with buyback programmes. The shares repurchased by the Company will be held in treasury pending re-issue. No shares will be cancelled.

Further information on the Company can be found on our website https://corporate.dunelm.com.

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