Holding(s) in Company

D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
13 October 2004


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS U.K. EQUITY LTD

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 BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     13.10.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,674,091
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.34%

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 ....13 OCTOBER 2004....



LETTER TO:  DFS FURNITURE CO PLC
DATED:      12TH OCTOBER 2004

Re: Disclosure of Interest in Shares - (DFS Furniture Company Plc) 
    (the 'Company')

Pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act'), we hereby notify
you that as at the close of business on 11th October 2004, Citigroup Global
Markets UK Equity Limited were interested in the following shares of the
Company.

Amount                              (Percentage %)

4,674,091       Ordinary Shares      4.34%

By virtue of Section 203 of the Act, the following persons are also deemed to be
interested in the above shares.



LETTER FROM: CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS UK EQUITY LIMITED

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