Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
4 September 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP 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 LIST BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     993,960


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.93%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A


8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     2.9.03


11)  Date company informed

     3.9.03


12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,132,548

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.85%


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

     Date of Notification      4 SEPTEMBER 2003



To: D.F.S. Furniture Plc
Dated: 3 September, 2003

Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198

Consequent upon a sale in the market of 993,960 shares on the 02 September 2003,
Legal & General Group Plc Companies are now the beneficial owners of the
following number of shares which are not subject to a concert party and will be
registered as follows:
 
Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945          39,366
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245         488,749
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206       3,347,433
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203         145,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509         112,000
    
                                                      4,132,548    3.85%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 107,210,762 which is the figure quoted by Exshare.

From: Legal & General Investment Management


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