Holding in Company

Colefax Group PLC
20 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Colefax Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc

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

-

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

-

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

250,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

1.02%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

18 April 2001

11)  Date company informed

20 April 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,600,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.51%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rob Barker - 020 7493 2231

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

     Date of notification 20 April 2001





                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Colefax Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc

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

-

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

-

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

500,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

2.04%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

19 April 2001

11)  Date company informed

20 April 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

2,100,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.55%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rob Barker - 020 7493 2231

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

     Date of notification 20 April 2001



                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Colefax Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Rights and Issues Investment Trust plc

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

-

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

-

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

500,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

2.04%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

19 April 2001

11)  Date company informed

20 April 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

Discretionary Unit Fund                  500,000

Rights & Issues Investment Trust plc   2,100,000

Total                                  2,600,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Discretionary Unit Fund                2.04%

Rights & Issues Investment Trust plc   8.55%

Total                                 10.59%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rob Barker - 020 7493 2231

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

     Date of notification 20 April 2001