Holding in Company

Zotefoams PLC
21 August 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Zotefoams plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Norwich Union Investment Management Limited (a subsidiary of CGNU plc)

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:
Beneficial interest on behalf of the shareholder

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
  Norwich Union Insurance Ltd            65,517)                                
  Norwich Union Life & Pensions Ltd     (710,036)                             
  Norwich Union Pensions Management Ltd  (185,296)

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
420,040

8   Percentage of issued class:
1.159%

9   Class of security:
Zotefoams plc 5p ORDINARY SHARES

10  Date of transaction:
18/08/2000

11  Date company informed:
21/08/2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
960,849

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
2.65%

14  Contact name for queries:
Mr David B Stirling / Mr Divya Patel

15 Contact telephone number:
020 8664 1614

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr David B Stirling

17  Date of notification:
21/08/2000





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