Holding in Company

Portmeirion Group PLC
11 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Portmeirion Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Fortress Finance Investment Inc.

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

As in 2 above

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 742335

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

25,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

0.24%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10)  Date of transaction

5 September 2001

11)  Date company informed

10 September 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

940,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.05%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Elaine Cook - 01782 744721

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

     Date of notification 11 September 2001