Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1475S
D.F.S. Furniture Company PLC
17 November 2003

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DFS FURNITURE COMPANY PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.


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.

     83,200


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.08%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     3.11.03


11)  Date company informed

     14.11.03


12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,299,800

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.01%


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 ........................     17 NOVEMBER 2003



To: D.F.S. Furniture Company plc
Dated: November 5, 2003

We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares
(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investment
holdings in the ordinary share capital of D.F.S. Furniture Company plc.
Following a purchase of 83,200 shares on November 3, 2003, accounts managed by
Harris Associates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 4,299,800 shares of
D.F.S. Furniture Company plc. This represents a 4.01% ownership of the company
and an increase above the 4% substantial shareholder threshold. The following is
a breakdown as of November 3, 2003, of shares of D.F.S. Furniture Company plc
owned in accounts we manage:

        Account Name                               Shares Owned  % of Company 
Oakmark International Small Cap Fund                  2,126,600         1.99% 
Pennsylvania State Retirement                           914,000         0.85% 
BMG Small Cap                                           806,900         0.75% 
Northwestern                                            164,500         0.15% 
Ohio PERS                                               159,600         0.15% 
University of Washington                                128,200         0.12%
                                                      4,299,800         4.01%

Percentages are based on 107267101 outstanding issued ordinary shares. All 
holdings of the ordinary capital of D.F.S. Furniture Company plc are for 
investment purposes only.

From: Harris Associates L.P.




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