Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
25 August 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

     DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON

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)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

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

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     25.8.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     5,270,103
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.90%

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      25 AUGUST 2004




Letter to: D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
Dated: 24 August 2004


Disclosure of interests in shares

Further to our letter of 19 August 2004, and in accordance with Section 198-202 of 
the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to 
inform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of your 
company is 107,595,067 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, London have a 
notifiable interest in 5,270,103 ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Company Plc, 
amounting to 4.90%. Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for 
customer transactions.

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany.


From: Deutsche Bank AG London


                            SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON


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)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

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

     20.8.04


11)  Date company informed

     25.8.04


12)  Total holding following this notification

     8,658,194

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.05%


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 .....25 AUGUST 2004



To: DFS Furniture
Dated: 24 August 2004


DFS Furniture (The 'Company')

This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the Company (the shares) 
and is given in fulfillment of the obligations imposed under section 198 of the 
Companies Act 1985 (the Act).

We hereby notify you that on 20 August 2004, following acquisitions, CSFB (as 
defined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of the 
Company:

     1. Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited (CSFBEq): 8,561,455 
        shares.

     2. Credit Suisse First Boston International Limited (CSFBI): 3,139 
        shares.

     3. In addition, CSFBEq and Credit Suisse First Boston Europe Limited 
        (CSFBEL have an interest in 93,600 shares under section 208(5) of the 
        Act by virtue of the right to re-delivery of equivalent securities 
        under stock lending arrangements (CSFBEL borrowed these shares from 
        CSFBEq).

CSFB now holds a total interest of 8,658,455 shares being equivalent to 
approximately 8.05% of the issued share capital of the Company.

CSFBEq, CSFBEL and CSFBI are members of the Credit Suisse First Boston group of 
companies (CSFB). Those group companies which are direct or indirect holding 
companies of CSFBEq, CSFBEL and CSFBI are, under the terms of section 203 of the 
Act, each interested by attribution in any shares in which CSFBEq, CSFBEL and 
CSFBI are interested.

From: Credit Suisse First Boston


                                   SCHEDULE 10
 
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)

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)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

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

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     25.8.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,489,420
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.24%

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      25 AUGUST 2004


Letter to: D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
Dated: 23 August 2004

                             s198 Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close of
business on 19th August 2004, Lehman Brothers Internatinal (Europe) had an
interest in 3,489,420 ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Co Plc (the 'Company'). 
This represents 3.24% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

From: Lehman Brothers

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