Holding in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
23 November 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18



4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     5p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     23.11.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,177,822
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.03%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     B TODHUNTER - 01302 330365 

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification  23 NOVEMBER 2001


Barclays Bank PLC - Registered Holders Analysis

DFS FURNITURE CO         Sedol Number :   242437

As at 20-11-2001 Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a 
notifiable interest in 3,177,822 ORD GBP0.05 units representing 3.02% of the 
issued share capital of 104975587 units.

Registered Holder                                                     Holding
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16331     53,153
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16341    193,447
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16344     35,051
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16345     67,310
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16376     20,398
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16400    971,850
Chase Nominees Limited                                       16530    236,727
Chase Nominees Limited                                       18409     52,920
Chase Nominees Limited                                       20947    881,791
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                           590,296
Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Limited a/c 5782A              69,762
*** Unknown ***                                                         5,117
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                                                          Total     3,177,822
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