Disclosure of Share Interests

MFI Furniture Group PLC
28 January 2002


MFI Furniture Group PLC

28 January 2002


S198 Companies Act 1985 (The Act) - Disclosure of Share Interests


We write to give you notice that, following the purchase of 1,475,000 shares on
24 January 2002, AMVESCAP PLC (AMVESCAP) and subsidiary companies on behalf of
discretionary clients have an interest within the meaning of Part VI of the Act
in 67,117,036 Ordinary 10p shares of your Company (representing 11.19%); details
of that interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as
required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out below:


Held as Principal                                              No of Shares
Vidaco Nominees Limited                                          62,992,036
HSBC Nominees Limited                                             2,750,000
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                 1,150,000
Northern Trust Nominees Limited                                     150,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                               75,000

We wish to advise you that none of these shares are beneficially owned by
AMVESCAP. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio
management clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment
advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is
deemed to have the same interest in the shares.

We would further advise that the above holding includes the following notifiable
holding: INVESCO Perpetual High Income Fund hold 33,509,390 shares (5.589%),
registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited.

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