Result of AGM

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
2 December 2003

                             DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

The following resolutions were duly passed at the Annual General Meeting of the
Company held on 1 December 2003, Resolutions 9 & 10 as Special Resolutions and
all other Resolutions as Ordinary Resolutions.

1.     To receive the reports of the directors and auditor and the statement of 
       accounts of the Company for the period ended 2 August 2003.

       The proxy votes were cast 99.87% in favour of the resolution.

2.     To declare a final dividend of 17.0p per share on the ordinary shares. 

       The proxy votes were cast 100.00% in favour of the resolution.

3.     To re-elect Mr J M Blackburn as a director.

       The proxy votes were cast 99.1% in favour of the resolution.

4.     To re-elect Mr M C Walker as a director

       The proxy votes were cast 92.33% in favour of the resolution.

5.     To re-elect Mr W R Barnes as a director.

       The proxy votes were cast 99.75% in favour of the resolution.

6.     To approve the Directors remuneration report.

       The proxy votes were cast 87.72% in favour of the resolution.

7.     To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor at a remuneration to be fixed by 
       the directors. 

       The proxy votes were cast 97.23% in favour of the resolution.

8.     That the authority conferred on the directors by Article 4(B) of the
       Company's Articles of Association be granted for the period expiring on 
       the earlier of the conclusions of the next Annual General Meeting of the
       Company and the date 15 months from the passing of this resolution and 
       for that period the 'Section 80 amount' is £1,606,053.

       The proxy votes were cast 99.76% in favour of the resolution.

9.     That the power conferred on the directors by Article 4(C) of the 
       Company's Articles of Association be granted for the period expiring on 
       the earlier of the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the
       Company and the date 15 months from the passing of this resolution and 
       for that period the 'Section 89 amount' is £267,214.

       The proxy votes were cast 99.98% in favour of the resolution.              

10.   That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make
      market purchases (within the meaning of Section 163 (3) of the Companies 
      Act 1985) of ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company 
      ('ordinary shares') provided that:

     a.     the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares authorised to be    
            purchased is 10,688,000;

     b.     the minimum price which may be paid for an ordinary share is 5p per 
            share (which amount shall be exclusive of all expenses);

     c.     the maximum price which may be paid for an ordinary share is an 
            amount (exclusive of all expenses) equal to 105 per cent of the 
            average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share as 
            derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the 
            five business days immediately preceding the day on which that 
            ordinary share is purchased;

     d.     this authority shall expire at the earlier of the conclusion of the 
            next Annual General Meeting of the Company and the date 15 months 
            from the passing of this resolution;

     e.     the Company may make a contract or contracts to purchase ordinary 
            shares under this authority which will or may be completed wholly or 
            partly after the expiry of such authority and may make a purchase of 
            ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts as if 
            the authority hereby conferred had not expired.
 
            The proxy votes were cast 99.99% in favour of the resolution.

11.  That any purchase by the Company pursuant to the authority conferred by 
     resolution 10 above from Lord Kirkham and his associates (as defined in the 
     listing rules of the London Stock Exchange) be and is hereby approved.

     The proxy votes were cast 99.99% in favour of the resolution that

12. (a)    The rules of the DFS Company Share Option Plan (the 'Plan') be 
           approved and adopted.

    (b)    The directors of the Company be authorised to make such modifications 
           as they consider necessary or appropriate to obtain the approval of 
           the Board of Inland Revenue pursuant to Schedule 4 of the Income Tax 
           (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 or generally to give effect to the
           Plan and do all acts and things they may consider necessary or 
           expedient for the purposes of implementing and giving effect to this 
           resolution.
 
    (c)    The directors be authorised to establish further schemes based on 
           the Plan but modified to take account of the local tax, exchange 
           control or securities laws in overseas territories, provided any 
           shares made available under such further schemes should be treated as 
           counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in 
           the Plan.

           The proxy votes were cast 86.56% in favour of the resolution.


                                                         B. Todhunter
                                                         Secretary
                                                         1 December 2003



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