Holding(s) in Company

Xaar PLC
21 January 2004



Xaar PLC ('the Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

Section 198 Companies Act 1985 ('the Act')



The Company received a notification today from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
plc, informing it that, for the purposes of section 208 and 209 of the Act, they
have a notifiable interest in 2,500,000 ordinary shares, representing 4.178% of
the issued share capital of the Company.


The registered holder is Mellon Nominees UK Ltd NIFF 3000102.


21 January 2004


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