Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
28 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

     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

      23.9.04

11)  Date company informed

      28.9.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

      15,725,402
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      14.62%

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 ....28 SEPTEMBER 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 23 September 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): 15,658,663 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 63,600 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 15,725,402 shares being equivalent to 
approximately of the 14.62% 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.



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEHMAN BROTHERS

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

      28.9.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

      11,508,731
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      10.70%

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 .....28 SEPTEMBER 2004...................


Letter to DFS Furniture Co Plc

                              S198 Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close of
business on 17th September 2004, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an
interest in 11,508,731 ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Co Plc (the 'Company').
This represents 10.70% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

For & on behalf of Lehman Brothers





                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BEAR STEARNS INTERNATIONAL TRADING 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

      28.9.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

      6,588,619
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      6.12%

14)  Any additional information

       N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      B. TODHUNTER

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

     Date of Notification ...01302 330365.....................


 Letter to DFS Furniture Co Plc

DFS Furniture Co. Plc - GB0002424371

I hereby notify you that as of close of business on 23 September 2004, Bear
Stearns International Trading Limited was interest in 6,588,619 ordinary shares
of DFS Furniture Co Plc-GB0002424371.

Based on the current number of shares in issue, our interest constitutes 6.12%.


From Bear Stearns International Trading Limited





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