Holding in Company

Zotefoams PLC
11 August 2000

                         Zotefoams plc (the 'Company')
                                       
The Company has today received notification of the following interests in
ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company:

Beneficial Holder         Registered as                       Total Held   %
                                                                            
Norwich Union Investment  Norwich Union Insurance Limited        85,500  
Management Limited        Norwich Union Life & Pensions         930,019  
                          Limited
                          Norwich Union Pensions Management     465,370  
                          Limited
TOTAL                                                         1,480,889  4.09%
                                                                            
                                                                            
Murray Enterprise Plc     Chase Nominees Ltd                 1,875,600   5.17%