Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
12 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

     DEUTSCHE BANK A.G. 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

     11.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     12,625,860
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     11.73

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 ....11 OCTOBER 2004....................




LETTER TO: DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC
DATED:     07 OCTOBER 2004

Disclosure of interests in shares

Further to our letter of 05 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 12,625,860 ordinary shares of 
DFS Furniture Company Plc, amounting to 11.73%. Part of this holding may relate 
to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of which 
Deutsche Bank AG London is a branch.

FROM: DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON



                           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 INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)

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

     11.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,879,411
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.61%

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 ....11 OCTOBER 2004....................


LETTER TO: DFS FURNITURE CO PLC
DATED:     07 OCTOBER 2004

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 5th October 2004, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an 
interest in 3,879,411 ordinary shares of DFS Furniture Co Plc (the 'Company').  
This represents 3.61% of the outstanding share capital of the Company.

FROM: LEHMAN BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE)



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