Director Shareholding

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
23 April 2002



DFS Furniture Company plc (the 'Company')

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDING


The Company was informed on 22 April 2002 of the following exercise of options
and subsequent sale of Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company on 22 April
2002 under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme.

Further details are as follows:

Name of                               No of               Exercise           Date               Sale
Director                              Options             Price              Options            Price
                                      Exercised                              Granted

Lord Kirkham                          76,628              261p               22/04/99           486p

Jonathan Massey                       47,892              261p               22/04/99           486p
                                      26,445              378p               27/11/95           486p

Ian Bowness                           38,314              261p               22/04/99           486p





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