Holding(s) in Company

MFI Furniture Group PLC
01 November 2002

1 November 2002

                    MFI Furniture Group Plc (the 'Company')

The Company received notification from Deutsche Bank AG that it has an interest
in 68,549,965 ordinary shares in this Company representing 11.38% of the issued
share capital of the Company.

A breakdown of the registered holders is set out in the schedule below.

Held as Principal                                                   No of shares

Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt                                                64,982
Deutsche Bank AG London                                                5,316,396

Held in Client Portfolios

Morgan Nominees Limited                                               28,156,052
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C CSL                                          142,867
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C DGR                                          576,700
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C MER                                           86,900
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C SAM                                           57,692
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C SL                                           146,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                              3,235,587
Chase Nominees                                                        10,912,928
Clydesdale Bank Custodian Nominees                                       713,000
Deutsche Bank International Limited                                      242,400
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd                                  2,796,792
Lloyds Bank Nominees                                                      20,500
Lothian Regional Council                                               1,192,110
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                                  9,496,079
Perry Nominees                                                           160,509
State Street Nominees                                                  4,926,586
Vidacos Nominees Limited                                                 305,885

Total                                                               


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