Holding in Company

Xaar PLC
24 July 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

XAAR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD

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

NON-BENEFICIAL

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

CLYDESDALE BANK (FISL + FIL)                    1,535,350
LLOYDS BANK PLC                                   127,700
MSS NOMINEES LTD                                1,208,280
BANKERS TRUST                                      88,580
BANK OF NEW YORK - BRUSSELS                        36,300
STATE STREET BANK + TRUST                          72,800
                                                3,069,010

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

530,000

8)   (0.9%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

10P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

24 JULY 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,069,010
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.4%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J A LOWE    01223 423 663

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

     Date of Notification    24 JULY 2000