Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
4 October 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

ING BANK N.V. LONDON BRANCH

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

1.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

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

NIL

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

01302 330365


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

     Date of Notification ...   1 OCTOBER 2004   ..........


LETTER TO DFS FURNITURE PLC

Companies Act 1985 s198

Further to my recent letter to you dated 13 September 2004 on the above 
captioned subject, I am writing to advise you that as at the close of business 
on Monday 27 September 2004. ING Bank N.V. London Branch no longer has a 
notifiable interest in the Ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Co Plc.

From ING Bank NV


                           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

NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

1.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

17,220,409
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

16.00%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

01302 330365


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

     Date of Notification ...   1 OCTOBER 2004   ..........


Letter to DFS Furniture 

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 1986 (the Act).

We hereby notify you that on 29 September 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): 17,160,666 shares. 
This includes 6,996 shares in which CSFBEq is interested under Section 208(5) of 
the Act by virtue of the right to redelivery of equivalent securities under 
stock lending arrangements.

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

3. In addition, CSPBEq and Credit Suisse First Boston Europe Limited (CSFBEL) 
have an interest in 56,604 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 17,220,409 shares being equivalent to 
approximately 16.00% 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 CSFBEq Ltd



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