Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
25 October 2004

                                 SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS UK EQUITY LTD

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



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

SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

N/A

9)   Class of security

5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

22.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

8,989,015
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.35%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

B TODHUNTER
01302 330365

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....   22.10.2004  ....................



Letter to DFS Furniture Co PLC
Dated 21 October 2004
    
Re: Disclosure of Interest in Shares -(DFS Furniture Company Plc)(the 'Company')

Pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act'), we hereby notify 
you that as at the close of business on 21st October 2004, Citigroup Global 
Markets UK Equity Limited were interested in the following shares of the Company.
     
Amount                                  (Percentage%)

8,989,015       Ordinary Shares          8.35%


From Citigroup


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AVIVA PLC

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



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

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     915,000

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.85%

9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     20.10.04

11)  Date company informed

     22.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,970,117
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.62%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     B TODHUNTER
     01302 330365

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ........ 22 OCTOBER 2004 ................




Letter to DFS Furniture Company PLC
Dated 21 October 2004

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC (THE 'COMPANY') - SEDOL 0242437

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 5 March 2004
and is prompted by sales totaling 915,000 on 20 October 2004.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.05 each in the
capital of the Company (the 'shares') and is given in fulfilment of the
obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the
'Act').


i.    Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of
Aviva plc).

1.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that
immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification arose
Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 4,970,117 shares.

1.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this
notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out
in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited.

2.    Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.

2.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the
time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were
interested in 4,970,117 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
interest in the shares of 4.62%.

2.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this
notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set out
in the attached Appendix: Aviva plc.

If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group hold
interests in the shares (by virtue of s.203 of the Act) please submit a written
request and we will be happy to supply this information.

We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit
Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories are
therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. If you wish us
to confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let us know.

From:
Abby Condick 
for and on behalf of 
Aviva plc
      
 
 
The Company Secretary
DFS Furniture Company plc                                    21 October 2004

 
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                   NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                         446,985 (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                          3,944,681 (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                     145,668 (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                       352,576 (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                      80,207 (Material)


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 4.62% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 107,595,067


 
The Company Secretary 
DFS Furniture Company plc                                 21 October 2004

 
APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC                     

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                   NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                         446,985 (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                          3,944,681 (Material) 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                     145,668 (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                       352,576 (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                      80,207 (Material)

 
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 4.62% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 107,595,067
 



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