Holding in Company

Swallowfield PLC
8 August 2001


Swallowfield plc announces that it was informed on 7 August 2001 that Western
Selection P.L.C. purchased 25,000 shares in the Company on 3 August 2001.
Western Selection is now interested in 565,000 shares in the Company,
representing approximately 5.02 per cent. of the issued share capital.