Holding in Company

Safeland PLC
13 March 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.

     -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     100,000

8)   (.37%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

     07/03/01

11)  Date company informed

     13/03/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,008,888
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.61

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     PAUL DAVID - 020 8203 9099

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

     Date of Notification ...13/03/2001....