Director Shareholding

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
14 October 2003


DFS Furniture Company plc ('the Company')

GRANT OF OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS

The Company announces that on 13 October 2003 the following Directors of the
Company were granted options over Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company,
under the rules of the DFS Executive Share Option Scheme at an option price of
388p per share.


Director                           No of shares

Mr G Kirkham                       41,237
Mr J Massey                        25,773


The options are exercisable from 13 October 2006 to 13 October 2013.


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