Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
26 February 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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 ATTACHED 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 ATTACHED LIST (BELOW)

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

305,000

8)   Percentage of issued Class

0.28%

9)   Class of security

5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

24.2.04

11)  Date company informed

26.2.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,326,149
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.96%

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   26 FEBRUARY 2004




Letter to DFS Furniture Company plc dated 25 February 2004

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL 0242437


This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 3 October
2003 and is prompted by sales totalling 305,000 on 24 February 2004.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.05 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 5,326,149 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 attached 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 5,326,149 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage 
      interest in the shares of 4.96%.

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 attached 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.

Diane Thirkettle
for and on behalf of
Aviva plc


Letter from Aviva plc




APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED


REGISTERED HOLDERS                                      NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                          888,000  (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                           3,325,206  (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                      146,068  (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                        886,668  (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                       80,207  (Material)


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 4.96%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 107,323,318




APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC


REGISTERED HOLDERS                                      NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                          888,000  (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                           3,325,206  (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                      146,068  (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                        886,668  (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                       80,207  (Material)



TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 4.96%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 107,324,044





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