Holding(s) in Company

MFI Furniture Group PLC
26 June 2002

26 June 2002

For Immediate Release



                    MFI Furniture Group plc ('the company')

Notification Under S.198 - UK Companies Act

The Company received advice from AMVESCAP PLC today that it has an interest in
92,748,736 Ordinary 10p shares in the Company representing 15.4% of the issued
share capital. A breakdown of the registered holders is set out below:

Vidacos Nominees Limited                                             74,974,036
HSBC Nominees Limited                                                 9,183,000
Northern Trust Nominees Limited                                       1,795,000
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                     1,915,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                                1,325,000
AIM Management Group, Inc on behalf of AIM Advisors, Inc              3,556,700


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