Holding in Company

Fairey Group PLC
8 March 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     2,984,049

GRACECHURCH NOMINEES, MANAGER FPM     5,233

RBS TRUST BANK, MANAGER FPM     180,799

NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD, MANAGER FPM     29,095

CHASE NOMINEES LTD, MANAGER FPM     55,266

BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD, MANAGER FPM     17,766

CITIBANK, MANAGER FPM     31,608

RBS TRUST BANK, MANAGER FIL     175,713

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED, MANAGER FIL     197,683

CHASE NOMINEES LTD, MANAGER FIL     557,000

BANKERS TRUST, MANAGER FIL     35,400

CITIBANK, MANAGER FIL     23,958

NORTHERN TRUST, MANAGER FIL     75,700

BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE, MANAGER FIL     25,000


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

8TH MARCH 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

4,394,270


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.93%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DELORES CAMERON 441784 470470

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

Date of notification ......DELORES CAMERON 8TH MARCH ....2001 ..