Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
23 January 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AVIVA 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

SEE LIST BELOW

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

SEE LIST BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

559742

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

21.1.03

11)  Date company informed

23.1.03

12)  Total holding following this notification

3591295
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.38%

14)  Any additional information

        N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries



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

     Date of Notification 23 JANUARY 2003


Letter to: DFS Furniture Company plc

Dated 22 January 2003

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL O242437

This notiflcation is prompted by purchases totalling 559,742 on 21 January 2003.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares or 5p each in the capital of
the Company (the 'shares') and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed
by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act').

1.    Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of
      Aviva plc).

1.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that
      immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification
      arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 3,591,295 shares.

1.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this
      notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set
      out in the Appendix: below Morley Fund Management Limited.

2.    Notification on behalf of Aviva Plc.

2.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the
      time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were
      interested in 3,591,295 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
      interest in the shares of 3.39%.

2.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this
      notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set
      out In the Appendix: below Aviva plc.

If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group hold
interests in the shares (by virtue of s.203 of the Act) please submit a written
request and we will be happy to supply this information.

We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit
Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories are
therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. If you wish us
to confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let us know.

Dated 22 January 2003


22 January 2003

DFS Furniture Company plc

APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REGISTERED HOLDERS                           NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                1,332,229 (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                  1,228,162 (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                              71,686 (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                               923,218 (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                              36,000 (Material)

TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 3.38%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 106 274 850
 
22 January 2003

DFS Furniture Company plc

APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC

REGISTERED HOLDERS                           NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                1,332,229 (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                   1,228,162 (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                               71,686 (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                923,218 (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                               36,000 (Material)

TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC : 3.38%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 106 274 850
 



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