Holding in Company

Colefax Group PLC
1 February 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

300,000

6) Percentage of issued class

1.2%

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

30 January 2001

11) Date company informed

1 February 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

1,350,000


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.5%

14) Any additional information

-

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rob Barker - 020 7318 6000

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

Date of notification 1 February 2001