Director Shareholding

MFI Furniture Group PLC
03 March 2003

MFI FURNITURE GROUP PLC

3 MARCH 2003


DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

We hereby notify you that we were advised on 3 March 2003 that the Trustee of
the MFI Employee Share Trust ('the Trust') acquired 1,395,569 MFI Furniture
Group Plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('MFI Shares') on 28 February 2003 at
1.08 pence per share in connection with the MFI Deferred Incentive Plan ('the DI
Plan') and the MFI Senior Manager Co-Investment Plan.

All of the executive directors of the Company are deemed to be interested in all
the shares held by the Trustee of the Trust as potential beneficiaries of the
Trust.

In addition, on 3 March 2003, executive directors have been allocated awards of
MFI shares under the MFI Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP') subject to
conditions which include performance targets and continued employment. It is
expected that future purchases will be made by the Trust with regards to the
awards under the Plan.

The Company was therefore notified on 3 March 2003 of the interests of the
executive directors named below in the ordinary shares of the Company by virtue
of the DI Plan and PSP awards being made, such notification having been given in
accordance with Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985.

          Name               Performance Share Plan       Deferred Incentive Plan
                               (number of shares)            (number of shares)

John Hancock                        391,706                       118,828
Martin Clifford-King                211,982                        49,769
Mark Horgan                         216,590                        49,769
Matthew Ingle                       253,457                        57,871
Gordon MacDonald                    244,240                        54,379
Bob Wilson                          211,982                        49,769


Enquiries should be directed to:

MFI Furniture Group Plc

Gerard Hughes (Company Secretary)     020 8200 8000

Brunswick Group Limited

Katya Reynier                         020 7404 5959

Charlotte Elston                      020 7404 5959


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