Holding in Company

Sirdar PLC
18 October 2000


IT WAS CONFIRMED ON 16 OCTOBER 2000 THAT MR & MRS G A UPSDELL NOW HAVE A
NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN 2,606,190 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH IN SIRDAR PLC
REPRESENTING 5.64% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL.  (PREVIOUS NOTIFIABLE
INTEREST 2,843,690 REPRESENTING 6.15%).

THE REDUCTION IN NOTIFIABLE INTEREST ARISES AS A RESULT OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO A
BENEFICIARY ON 11 OCTOBER 2000.