Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
19 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

      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

     18.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

      11,780,248
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      10.95%

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 .....18 OCTOBER 2004...................



Letter to DFS Furniture
Dated 18 October 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 14 October 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); 11,734,825 shares.  
   This includes 21,316 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 (CSFBI): 3,139 shares.
3. In addition, CSFBEq and Credit Suisse First Boston Europe Limited (CSFBEL)
   have an interest in 42,284 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 11,780,248 shares being equivalent to
approximately 10.95% 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.


Letter from Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited






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