Purchase of Own Securities

MFI Furniture Group PLC
14 August 2003



14 Aug 2003

                    MFI Furniture Group Plc (the 'Company')

The Company received notification on 14 Aug 2003 that Legal & General are now
the beneficial owners of 24,985,558 ordinary shares representing 4.07% of the
issued share capital of the Company.



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