Director Shareholding

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
2 May 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 1 May 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

J Massey 87,412           £2.86              24.04.98           £4.30