Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
2 May 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
DFS Furniture Company plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Aegon Asset Management UK

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
N/A

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

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not Known

6. Percentage of issued class
Not Known

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not Known

8. Percentage of issued class
Not Known

9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction
Not Known

11. Date company informed
1st May 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
5,059,498

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.79%

14. Any additional information
N/A

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
B. Todhunter

Date of notification
2nd May 2002



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