Holding in Company

Portmeirion Group PLC
29 March 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Portmeirion Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR Corp

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

FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries

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

HSBC, London

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

6)   Percentage of issued class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares

10)  Date of transaction

-

11)  Date company informed

29 March 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

350,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.37%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mrs Elaine Cook, Company Secretary - 01782 744721

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

     Date of notification 29 March 2001


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