Holding in Company

MFI Furniture Group PLC
3 April 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

3 April 2001

                     MFI Furniture Group ('the Company')

        Disclosure of interest in shares - Companies Act 1985, Part VI

The Company has today been informed that AEGON UK Plc is interested in an
aggregate of 17,995,000 shares in MFI Furniture Group representing 3.02% of
the issued share capital of the Company.


Enquiries:

Gerard Hughes, Company Secretary, 0208 200 8000

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