16 February 2026

DUNELM GROUP PLC

PURCHASES OF SHARES DURING OPEN PERIODS

Dunelm Group PLC (the "Company") announces that it has entered into an arrangement with Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its investment bank ("Barclays") to allow Barclays to purchase up to 1,600,000 ordinary shares in the Company (the "Shares") during open periods of the Company arising from the date of this announcement for the period up to and including the last trading day before the Company holds its 2026 Annual General Meeting (the "Programme").

The aggregate purchase price of all shares acquired under the Programme will be no greater than £17,000,000.

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

Any share purchases effected pursuant to the arrangement will be subject to the terms of the arrangement with Barclays and in any case will be effected in a manner consistent with both the general authority vested in the Company to repurchase shares, the UK Listing Rules and Article 5(1) of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU (as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended)). 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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