Holding(s) in Company

Colefax Group PLC
27 January 2003

                                  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


-

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

Ordinary shares of 10p each

10)  Date of transaction

Not notified

11)  Date company informed


24 January 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

2,437,855


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.15%


14)  Any additional information
-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Robert Barker - 020 7318 6000

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

     Date of notification 27 January 2003






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