Block Listing Application

5 February 2014

DIXONS RETAIL PLC

Application for Admission of Shares

Dixons Retail plc (the "Company"), one of Europe's leading specialist multichannel electrical retail and services companies, announces that a block listing application has been made for 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.

These shares will be allotted in accordance with the rules of the Company's Executive Share Option Plan 2008 and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.

Enquiries:

Karen Atterbury - Deputy Company Secretary (01727 203533)