Holding in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
23 July 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                 2.  Name of shareholder having a major
                                         interest
     DFS Furniture Company PLC
                                         Aegon Asset Management

3.   Please state whether            4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,
     notification indicates that it      if more than one holder, the number of
     is in respect of holding of the     shares held by each of them
     shareholder named in 2 above or
     in respect of a non-beneficial
     interest or in the case of an
     individual holder if it is a        Chase Nominees Limited
     holding of that person's spouse
     or children under the age of 18



5.   Number of     6.  Percentage of 7.  Number of shares/ 8.  Percentage of
     shares/amount     issued class      amount of stock       issued class
     of stock                            disposed
     acquired
                                         N/A
     N/A               N/A

                                                               N/A

9.  Class of security         10.         Date of       11.     Date company
                                          transaction           informed
    Ordinary Shares of 5p
    each                                  Not Known             20 July 2001




12.  Total holding following this    13.   Total percentage holding of issued
     notification                          class following this notification

     6,164,766                             5.88%



14.  Any additional information      15. Name of contact and telephone number
                                         for queries

                                         Barry Todhunter

                                         01302 330365







16.  Name and signature of authorised company official

     responsible for making this notification

     Barry Hodhunter


Date of notification __20 July________________2001_________


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