Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
14 May 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AVIVA 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

     ON BEHALF OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED (A SUBSID. OF AVIVA PLC) AND 
     AVIVA PLC

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

     BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES          1,300,229
     CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES             1,685,100
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD                    113,509
     CUIM NOMINEE LTD                      945,279
     RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                     70,246

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   (N/A%) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     170,000

8)   (0.16%) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     12.5.03

11)  Date company informed

     14.5.03

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,114,363
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.87%

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 ...............14 MAY 2003



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