Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
24 September 2004




                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE CO PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

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

      24/9/04

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

      BILL BARNES
      01302 573369


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


     Date of Notification ........24/9/04................


Letter to DFS Furniture Company plc

UK COMPANIES ACT 1985 - SECTIONS 198-203 - DFS Furniture Company plc (the
'Company')

This notification relates to issued common stock of the Company ('shares') and
is given in fulfillment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 203 of the
Companies Act 1985.

It has come to our attention that at close of business on 23 September 2004, 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc no longer had a disclosable interest in shares.


Letter from Goldman Sachs Group, Inc





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