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Dunelm Group plc

22 November 2016

Dunelm Group plc

(the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

22 November 2016

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 9.00am on 22 November 2016 at The Dunelm Store Support Centre, Watermead Business Park, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1AD, the resolutions set out in Part 3 of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM Notice") published by the Company on 19 October 2016 were duly passed.

Voting on all resolutions was by way of a show of hands.Voting on resolutions 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 was by Independent Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) only.

A copy of this announcement will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.dunelm.com.

Prior to the meeting proxy votes had been received as follows:

 
 Resolution             Votes         % of       Votes      % of      Votes         % 
                         for/         votes     against     votes    withheld    withheld 
                     discretionary     cast                 cast 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 1 - Approve 
  Accounts             180,074,559    99.75%     446,969    0.25%      11,780       0.01% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 2 - Approve 
  dividend             180,521,991   100.00%       3,748    0.00%       7,569       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 3 - Re-elect 
  Will Adderley        177,120,615    98.11%   3,404,808    1.89%       7,885       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 4 - Re-elect 
  John Browett         180,460,021    99.96%      65,009    0.04%       8,278       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 5 - Elect 
  Keith Down           180,105,526    99.77%     419,297    0.23%       8,485       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 6 - Re-elect 
  Andy Harrison        179,629,673    99.50%     895,357    0.50%       8,278       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 7- Re-elect 
  Andy Harrison*        76,266,250    98.85%     887,001    1.15%       8,279       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 8 - Re-elect 
  Marion 
  Sears                176,149,717    97.58%   4,375,187    2.42%       8,404       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 9 -Re-elect 
  Marion 
  Sears*                72,778,131    94.33%   4,375,187    5.67%       8,212       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 10 - Re-elect 
  Simon Emeny          176,287,942    97.65%   4,236,888    2.35%       8,478       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 11- Re-elect 
  Simon Emeny*          72,916,598    94.51%   4,236,101    5.49%       8,831       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 12 - Re-elect 
  Liz Doherty          180,132,873    99.78%     392,350    0.22%       8,085       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 13 - Re-elect 
  Liz Doherty*          76,762,029    99.49%     391,415    0.51%       8,086       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 14 -Re- 
  elect William 
  Reeve                180,433,540    99.95%      87,333    0.05%       8,085       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 15 - Re-elect 
  William 
  Reeve*                77,065,528    99.89%      87,916    0.11%       8,086       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 16 - Re-elect 
  Peter Ruis           180,438,236    99.95%      86,587    0.05%       8,485       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 17 - Re-elect 
  Peter Ruis*           77,067,585    99.89%      85,459    0.11%       8,486       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 18 - Approve 
  Annual 
  Remuneration 
  Report               178,879,529    99.09%   1,643,656    0.91%      10,122       0.01% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 19 - Appoint 
  auditors             176,200,021    98.07%   3,466,613    1.93%     866,674       0.48% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 20 - Auditors' 
  remuneration         180,259,948    99.85%     264,221    0.15%       9,139       0.01% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 21 - Authority 
  to allot 
  shares               180,514,044   100.00%       6,229    0.00%       8,685       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 22 - Dis-apply 
  pre-emption 
  rights 
  (5%)                 180,489,711    99.98%      34,912    0.02%       8,685       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 23 - Dis-apply 
  pre-emption 
  rights 
  (additional 
  5%)                  171,329,848    94.91%   9,194,775    5.09%       8,685       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 24- Approve 
  own share 
  purchases            176,973,358    98.03%   3,551,881    1.97%       8,069       0.00% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 25 - General 
  Meeting 
  notice 
  period 
  14 days              177,439,437    98.29%   3,084,785    1.71%       9,085       0.01% 
-----------------  ---------------  --------  ----------  -------  ----------  ---------- 
 

* Controlling Shareholders (as defined in the AGM Notice) were not eligible to vote on resolutions 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17. At the date of the AGM, the Controlling Shareholders hold 103,371,779 Ordinary Shares, 51.2% of the issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) with voting rights.

At the date of the AGM, the Company has 201,552,230 ordinary shares in issue with voting rights, and in addition 1,281,701 ordinary shares in treasury.

Votes withheld do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The annual report and accounts and the AGM Notice are available in the investor section of the Company's website at www.dunelm.com.

Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:

Dawn Durrant, Company Secretary

0116 2644439

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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