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Address:Bentley Moor Lane, Adwick-Le-Street
Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN6 7BD United Kingdom
Web Site:www.dfsonline.co.uk
Index:FTSE 250
Market Place(s) :London
Number Of Shares :N/A
Sector:Distribution
Industry:Mass market distribution
Sub-Industry:Distribution: Furniture and Accessories
D.F.S. Furniture, for complete comfortAny living room worthy of its name must contain nice, comfortable armchairs, poufs and sofas. Well aware of this need, the British group D.F.S. Furniture designs, manufactures and sells a whole range of seats under brands such as Lincoln House, Medallion and Quantam.Its range is very extensive and there is something to suit everybody's taste and budget. It covers every kind of style, from cotton to leather or fake fur, plain, multi-coloured or striped.And that is not all. The group also supplies more functional seating such as chairs and stools. And the choice there is just as vast - with items available in plastic, wood, iron and so on.So what are the watchwords of D.F.S. Furniture? Imagination, inspiration, innovation. Therein lies the key to its success and its 60 or so stores located all across Britain are always teeming.

IDENTITY CARD 
ISIN:GB0002424371
Reuters Code:DFS.L
Local Code :DFS
Auditor:KPMG Audit
Number of employees:2,302 ( 07/30/2003 )
2,102 ( 07/30/2002 )

EXECUTIVE TEAM 
Chairman of Board of Directors:Graham Kirkham
Chief Financial Officer:Bill Barnes
Data as of 31/10/2003.

CALENDAR 
Annual report:30/10/2004
Shareholder ’s meeting:01/12/2003
Profits 1st half-year:15/04/2003

INVESTORS CONTACT 
Keith Hann
Telephone:+ 44 (0) 1302 330365
Fax:+ 44 (0) 1302 573454
Email:dfs@hspr.co.uk
SHAREHOLDERS 
G. Kirkham:7.86%
Prudential plc:5.62%
Aegon UK plc:5.44%
Baillie Gifford & co:4.98%
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd:4.71%
AVIVA (ex CGNU):4.13%
Invesco Perpetual:4.08%
Legal & General Assurance Society Ltf:3.87%
 
KEY FIGURES 
Year 2006 2005 2004 2003
Net Operating revenues* 499.1462.15401.9357.3
Net Profit* 12.511.511.9-8.7
* in million(s) of

EARNINGS PER SHARE 
Year 2006 2005 2004 2003
Earnings per share* 35.94832.330.2
* in

SALES PER ACTIVITY 
Furniture manufacture and sale:100%
Sector Data as of 30/07/2003

SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA 
Core Market
United Kingdom100
Geographic areas
Europe:100%
Areas data as of 30/07/2003
Profile as of 31/10/2003. Data provided by EuroStockCity

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