Holding(s) in Company

MFI Furniture Group PLC
16 November 2005


16th November 2005

MFI Furniture Group Plc

Notifications for the purposes of sections 198-203 Companies Act 1985

The Company has received notifications pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies
Act 1985 ('the Act'), that at the close of business on 14th November 2005:

-     BriTel Fund Nominees Limited (the owner of Hermes Pensions Management
      Limited), both directly and indirectly, had a notifiable interest in 
      69,184,177 10 pence ordinary shares of MFI Furniture Group Plc (11.03 per 
      cent of the issued share capital);
-     within this holding, Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited (a
      subsidiary of Hermes Pensions Management Limited) had a notifiable 
      interest in 25,330,651 10 pence ordinary shares of MFI Furniture Group Plc 
      (4.03 per cent of the issued share capital);
-     as an investor in the Hermes UK Small Companies Focus Fund, Ram Trust
      Services Limited on behalf of its clients has a notifiable interest of 
      3.02 per cent of the issued share capital of MFI Furniture Group Plc.

Enquiries should be directed to:

Gerard Hughes, Company Secretary:    020 8200 8000
Fiona Laffan, Brunswick Group LLP:   020 7404 5959




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