Holding(s) in Company

Colefax Group PLC
20 February 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Colefax Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest


Schroder Investment Management Limited

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

Schroder Unit Trusts Limited

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

Chase Nominees Limited

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not notified

6)   Percentage of issued class

Not notified

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not notified

8)   Percentage of issued class

Not notified

9)   Class of security

Not notified

10)  Date of transaction

Not notified

11)  Date company informed

19 February 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification


2,358,889

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.11%

14)  Any additional information


-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rob Barker - 020 7318 6007

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

     Date of notification 20 February 2002



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