Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Swallowfield PLC
17 May 2000

Swallowfield announces that it was today informed of the following share
purchases by Mr Ian Mackinnon, Group Finance Director, and Mrs K L Mackinnon,
in whose shares Ian Mackinnon is deemed to be beneficially interested:

Name                  No. of Shares     Price per Share     Date of Purchase

Mr I A Mackinnon      1,500             80p                 17/05/00
                      5,745             82p                 17/05/00

Mrs K L Mackinnon     1,500             80p                 17/05/00
                      5,745             82p                 17/05/00

Mr Mackinnon is now interested in 14,490 shares in the Company, representing
approximately 0.1 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.