Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7895K
D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
7 May 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AVIVA PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

SEE LIST BELOW


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

SEE LIST BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

36,000


6)   ( 0.03 %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

5P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

2.5.03


11)  Date company informed

6.5.03


12)  Total holding following this notification

4,284,363

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.03%


14)  Any additional information

N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

B. TODHUNTER
01302 330365


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .........6 MAY 2003


To: DFS Furniture Company plc
Dated: 05 May 2003

DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0242437

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 22 January
2003 and is prompted by purchases totaling 36,000 on 02 May 2003.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.05 each in the
capital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the
obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the
"Act").

1.    Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of
      Aviva plc).

1.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Money Fund Management Limited that 
      immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification 
      arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 4,284,363 shares.

1.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
      notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
      out in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited.

2.    Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.

2.1   We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the 
      time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were 
      interested in 4,284,363 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage 
      interest in the shares of 4.03%.

2.2   The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
      notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
      out in the attached Appendix: Aviva plc.

If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group hold 
interests in the shares (by virtue of s.203 of the Act) please submit a written 
request and we will be happy to supply this information.

We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests 
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital. 
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a 
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised 
Unit Trust scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those 
categories are therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. 
If you wish us to confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let 
us know.

From: Aviva plc


The Company Secretary                                                06 May 2003
DFS Furniture Group plc

APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REGISTERED HOLDERS                    NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd        1,380,229 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd           1,725,100 (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd                      113,509 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd                        995,279 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                       70,246 (Material)

TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 4.03% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 106,294,938


 
The company Secretary                                                06 May 2003
DFS Furniture Group plc


 
APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC 

REGISTERED HOLDERS                    NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd        1,380,229 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd           1,725,100 (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd                      113,509 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd                        995,279 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                       70,246 (Material)


 
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 4.03%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 106,294,938



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