Holding in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
3 November 2000


DFS Furniture Company plc ('the Company')

Notification of Shareholding

The Company received notification on 3 November 2000 that the Prudential plc
has, as a result of recent sales, a notifiable interest in 8,885,803 Ordinary
shares of 5p each of the Company, representing 8.59% of the issued share
capital.


The shares are registered as follows:

Registered Holder Details of Holding

Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nominees

(UK) Ltd A/C PAC 8,875,803

Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nominees

(UK) Ltd A/C PPL 10,000

TOTAL 8,885,803