Holding(s) in Company

Portmeirion Group PLC
15 March 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Portmerion Group Plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)


Other (please specify) : re-notified under Transitional Provision 7 of the DTRs


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Small Companies Dividend Trust


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

HSBC Global Custody Nominees Limited


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

N/A - Re-notification under Transitional Provision 7


6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 March 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 3%


8. Notified details:

-



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the
using the ISIN CODE                    Triggering transaction (vi)
                                   Number of    Number of voting
                                   shares       Rights (viii)
Ordinary Shares
                                                300,000
GB0006957293




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
if possible using                      (ix)
the ISIN CODE
                     Direct            Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect

                                                  300,000                   3.066% of
                                                                            class



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights
instrument                                       acquired if the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted.





Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
rights                 rights

300,000                3.066 of class



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

-


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

-


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

-


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

-


13. Additional information:

-


14. Contact name:

-


15. Contact telephone number:

-


Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)


A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

Small Companies Dividend Trust Plc


Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Beaufort House

51 New North Road

Exeter, Devon, EX4 4EP


Phone number:

01392 477 589


Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Contact names; Lily Cheng


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)


Full name:

-


Contact address:

-


Phone number:

-


Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

-


C: Additional information :

-







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