Holding(s) in Company

MFI Furniture Group PLC
20 November 2002

20 November 2002

For Immediate Release



                    MFI Furniture Group plc ('the company')



Notification Under S.198 - Companies Act 1985

The Company received advice from AMVESCAP PLC today that it has an interest in
94,519,636 Ordinary 10p shares in the Company representing 15.7% of the issued
share capital. A breakdown of the registered holders is set out below:

Vidacos Nominees Limited                                              77,085,703

HSBC Nominees Limited                                                  9,768,000

AIM Management Group Inc on behalf of itself and AIM Advisors 
Inc and AIM Capital Management Inc                                     3,102,600


Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                      1,915,000

Northern Trust Nominees Limited                                        1,487,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                                   853,333

Mellon Bank Nominees Pittsburgh                                          308,000






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