Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
8 September 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

     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

     7.9.04


12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,625,434

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.30%


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 ........................8 SEPTEMBER 2004



To: DFS Furniture Co Plc
Dated: 7th September 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 3rd September 2004, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an
interest in 4,625,434 ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Co Plc (the 'Company'). 
This represents 4.30% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

For & on behalf of Lehman Brothers




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