Director Shareholding

MFI Furniture Group PLC
13 June 2001

                           MFI FURNITURE GROUP PLC




THE MFI 2000 SHARE OPTION PLAN PORTFOLIO


We hereby notify you that we were advised on June 12, 2001 that the Trustee of
the MFI Employee Share Trust ('the Trust') acquired 1,000,000 ordinary shares
of ten pence each of MFI Furniture Group Plc at 132p per share on June 12,
2001 in connection with the operation of the MFI 2000 Share Option Plan ('the
Plan).


All the executive directors of MFI Furniture Group Plc ('the Company') are
deemed to be interested in all of the shares held by the Trustee of the Trust
as potential beneficiaries of the Trust.





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