Holding(s) in Company

MFI Furniture Group PLC
04 October 2002


4 October 2002


                    MFI Furniture Group Plc (the 'Company')


The Company received notification yesterday from Deutsche Bank AG that it has an
interest in 78,213,054 ordinary shares in this Company representing 12.99% of
the issued share capital of the Company.

A breakdown of the registered holders is set out below.


Held as Principal                                            No of shares
Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt                                             64,982
Deutsche Bank AG London                                                6,927,607

Held in Client Portfolios
Morgan Nominees Limited                                               31,249,856
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C CSL                                          155,867
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C DGR                                          589,700
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C MER                                           86,900
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C SAM                                          116,525
Morgan Nominees Limited A/C SL                                           146,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                              3,634,937
Chase Nominees                                                        14,306,971
Clydesdale Bank Custodian Nominees                                       713,000
Deutsche Bank International Limited                                      242,400
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd                                  3,078,948
Lloyds Bank Nominees                                                      20,500
Lothian Regional Council                                               1,325,110
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                                 10,526,879
Perry Nominees                                                           128,509
State Street Nominees                                                  4,592,478
Vidacos Nominees Limited                                                 305,885
Total


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