Holding in Company

Fairey Group PLC
25 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

FAIREY GROUP plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED     (FISL) 2,203,649

RBS TRUST BANK (FPM)         132,899

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD (FPM)    21,295

CHASE NOMINEES LTD (FPM)      40,766

BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD (FPM)     13,066

CITIBANK (FPM)     23,108

RBS TRUST BANK (FIL)     129,413

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED (FIL)     106,883

CHASE NOMINEES LTD (FIL)     405,100

BANKERS TRUST (FIL)     26,100

CITIBANK (FIL)     17,758

NORTHERN TRUST (FIL)     55,600

BANK OF NEW YORK (FIL)     84,600

TOTAL: 3,260,237


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT KNOWN

6) Percentage of issued class

N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT KNOWN

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

10) Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN

11) Date company informed

24TH APRIL 2001

12) Total holding following this notification


3,260,237

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.92%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DELORES CAMERON 01784 470470

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

Date of notification ..DELORES CAMERON 25TH APRIL 2001 ................