Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
23 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

     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

     18.8.04


11)  Date company informed

     21.8.04


12)  Total holding following this notification

     5,922,455

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.50%


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 ........................21 AUGUST 2004



To: DFS Furniture
Dated: 20 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 18 August 2004, following disposals, CSFB (as 
defined below) holds the following interests in the issued share capital of the 
Company:

     1. Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited ('CSFBEq'): 5,825,713 
        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 5,922,455 shares being equivalent to 
approximately 5.50% 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

     DEUTSCHE BANK A.G. 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

     21.8.04


12)  Total holding following this notification

     10,664,017

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     9.91%


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 ........................21 AUGUST 2004


To: DFS Furniture Company Plc
Dated: 19 August 2004

Further to our letter of 28 July, 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 107,586,986 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, London have a 
notifiable interest in 10,664,017 ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Company Plc, 
amounting to 9.91%. Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for 
customer transactions, and companies within the Group acting as Fund Managers 
hold some of the shares on behalf of a number of clients whose portfolios are 
managed on a discretionary basis.

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

From: Deutsche Bank AG London


SCHEDULE

                         DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC 
                           ORDINARY £0.05 SHARES

Held as Principal                              No. of
                                               Shares

Deutsche Bank AG London                        10,659,880
Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt                          4,137

Total                                          10,664,017




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