Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
15 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

     CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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

      15.9.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

      3,442,890      
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.20%

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 ......15 SEPTEMBER 2004..................




Letter to DFS Furniture Company
13th September 2004


Notification of Interest in Shares pursuant to Part VI of the Companies Act 1985
(as amended)


In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), please note
that I have been made aware, as of the date of this letter, that the interests
of Cater Allen International Limited (CAIL) in the ordinary shares of DFS
Furniture Company has decreased to 3,442,890 ordinary shares or 3.20% of the
issued share capital.


This holding has arisen from stock loan transactions done under the relevant
approved documentation as a principal trading member of the London Stock
Exchange.


Letter from Cater Allen International Limited




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