Holding in Company

Treatt PLC
19 February 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

TREATT 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

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.



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

40,000

6)   (0.4 %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

10p ORD. SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

14 FEB 2001

11)  Date company informed

19 FEB 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

535,000
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.31%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANITA HAIMES
01284 714821

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

     Date of Notification 19 FEB 2001