Holding in Company

Alumasc Group PLC
27 March 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

THE ALUMASC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

TWEEDY BROWNE COMPANY LLC

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

AS ABOVE

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

SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NIL

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

NIL

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 12.5P

10)  Date of transaction

NIL

11)  Date company informed

23.03.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

4,367,803
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.55%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PATRICIA KINGDON     01536 383844

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

     Date of Notification .27 MARCH 2001................


Tweedy Browne Company LLC

Bank of New York London                              100,000
MSS Nominees Limited                                  62,000
State Street Nominees Limited TNIB                   101,000
State Street Nominees Limited TNIB                   262,000
MSS Nominees Limited No. 750285                       61,000
Northern Trust Nominees Limited                      980,000
HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Limited                    222,000
MSS Nominees Limited                                 198,000
29 Grace Church Street Nominees Limited              116,064
HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Limited                    234,000
Vidacos Nominees Limited                              25,000
HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Limited                  2,006,739

                                                   4,367,803