Holding in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
12 December 2000

DFS Furniture Company plc ('the Company')

Notification of Shareholding

The Company received notification today that the Prudential plc has, as a
result of recent changes in funds under management, a notifiable interest in
8,996,000 Ordinary shares of 5p each of the Company, representing 8.70% 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        8,986,000
Prudential Client HSBC GIS Nominees(UK) Ltd A/C PPL        10,000

TOTAL                                                      8,996,000