Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
20 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

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS UK EQUITY LTD

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

19.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

7,683,237
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.14%

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 ....   20.10.2004  ....................



Letter to DFS Furniture Co PLC
    
Re: Disclosure of Interest in Shares - (DFS Furniture Company Plc)(the 'company')

Pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act'), we hereby notify 
you that as at the close of business on 18th October 2004, Citigroup Global 
Markets UK Equity Limited were interested in the following shares of the Company.
     
Amount                                  Percentage
7,683,237      Ordinary Shares          7.14%


From Citigroup

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