Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
7 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

6.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

14,725,996
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

13.69%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

01302 330365 

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

     Date of Notification .....   6 OCTOBER 2004  .................


Letter to DFS Furniture


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 4 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): 14,659,257 shares. 
This includes 52,952 shades 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 10,648 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 14,725,996 shares being equivalent to 
approximately 13.69% 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.

From CSFBEL
 

                          SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON

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

6.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

11,625,860
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.81%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

01302 330365 

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

     Date of Notification .....   6 OCTOBER 2004  .................



Letter to DFS Furniture Company PLC
 
 
Disclosure of interests in shares

Further to our letter of 01 October, 2004, and in accordance with Section 
198-202 of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank 
AG to inform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of 
your company is 107,595,067 ordinary shares. Deutsche Bank AG, and its 
subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 11,625,860 ordinary shares of 
DFS Furniture Company Plc, amounting to 10.81%. Part of this holding may relate 
to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.  

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany.

From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON
 

 

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