Director Shareholding

MFI Furniture Group PLC
21 August 2002

Issued by Merrill Lynch International

AVS Number:

                             DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1) Name of Company

MFI FURNITURE GROUP PLC

2) Name of Director

MARK HORGAN

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Director named in
2) above or holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

SPOUSE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of
them (if notified)

LESLEY HORGAN

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above
and identify the connected person(s).

SEE ABOVE

6) Please state the nature of the transaction and the nature and extent of the directors interest in the
transaction.

PURCHASE

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

1,114

8) Percentage of issued class

0.0%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

12) Price per share

122

13) Date of transaction

21/08/02

14) Date Company informed

21/08/02

15) Total holding following this notification

33,300

16) Total percentage holding of this class following this notification






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