Director Shareholding

MFI Furniture Group PLC
8 March 2002

MFI FURNITURE GROUP PLC

8 MARCH 2002



DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS



We hereby notify you that we were advised on 7 March 2002 that the Trustee of
the MFI Employee Share Trust ('the Trust') acquired 383,618 MFI Furniture Group
Plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('MFI Shares') on 7 March 2002 at 159.96
pence per share in connection with a conditional award of MFI Shares ('the
Conditional Award'), the operation of the MFI Furniture Group Plc Performance
Share Plan ('the PS Plan') and the MFI Deferred Incentive Plan ('the DI Plan')
together known as 'the Plans'. It is expected that future purchases will be made
by the Trust with regards to the awards under the Plans.

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.

The executive directors have been allocated awards of MFI shares ('the Awards')
under the Plans subject to conditions which include performance targets and
continued employment.

The Company was therefore notified on 5 March 2002 of the interests of the
executive directors named below in the ordinary shares of the Company by virtue
of such Awards being made, such notification having been given in accordance
with Section 324 of the Companies Act 1985.

          Name            Conditional Award (number   Deferred Incentive Plan     Performance Share Plan
                                  of shares)             (number of shares)         (number of shares)
John Hancock                          -                        71,026                    260,428
Martin Clifford-King                56,265                     30,440                    145,434
Mark Horgan                         25,632                     30,440                    145,434
Matthew Ingle                       63,299                     34,245                    169,109
Gordon MacDonald                    60,485                     32,723                    156,257
Bob Wilson                          56,265                     30,440                    145,434





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