Holding in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
19 October 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the 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
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18



4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE LIST BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     19.10.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3.153.053
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.00%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     B. TODHUNTER
     01302 330365

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .....19 OCTOBER 2001...................


BARCLAYS BANK PLC - REGISTERED HOLDERS ANALYSIS


DFS FURNITURE CO                                       Sedol Number 242437 
 
As at 18/10/2001 Barclays Plc, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank Plc, had
a notifiable interest in 3,153,053 ORD GBP0.05 units representing 3.00% of
the issued share capital of 104.975.587 
 

                                                                 
              REGISTERED HOLDER                          HOLDING 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16331       53,153 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16341      193,447 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16344       35,051 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16345       67,310 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16376       19,068 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16400    1,030,640 
              Chase Nominees Limited          16530      236,727 
              Chase Nominees Limited          10409       33,757 
              Chase Nominees Limited          20947      881,791 
              Chase Manhattan Bank London                596,992   
              ***unknown***                                5,117 
                                              Total    3,153,053