Holding in Company

Safeland PLC
12 January 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
     
     SAFELAND PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS

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

     

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.

     200,000

6)   ( 0.7% ) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

     05/01/01

11)  Date company informed

     11/01/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,109,554
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.30%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     PAUL DAVIS
     020 8203 9099

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

     Date of Notification   12/01/2001