Director Shareholding

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
25 April 2001

DFS Furniture Company plc (the 'Company')

The Company was informed of the following exercise of options and subsequent
sale of Ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company by a Director on 24 April
2001 under the DFS Executive Share Option Scheme 1993.


Further details are as follows:

Name of     No. of Options  Exercise Price    Date Options      Sale price

Director    Exercised                         Granted
I F Bowness 33,670          £2.97             01.06.95          £4.04
            69,930          £2.86             24.04.98          £4.04