Holding in Company

Zotefoams PLC
17 July 2001



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Zotefoams Plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Edinburgh Fund Managers Group 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:
i)   RBSTB Nominees Limited       1684100
ii)  Mineworkers Pension Scheme (Chase GIS) Nominees Limited  992000
iii) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (Chase GIS) Nominees Limited
     992000

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
i)   RBSTB Nominees Limited       1684100
ii)  Mineworkers Pension Scheme (Chase GIS) Nominess Limited  992000
iii) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (Chase GIS) Nominees Limited
     992000

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Class of security:
Zotefoams PLC 5p Ordinary Shares

10  Date of transaction:
16th July 2001

11  Date company informed:
16th July 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
3668100

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
10.12%

14  Contact name for queries:
Miss P E Miller

15 Contact telephone number:
020 8664 1613

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr Clifford Hurst

17  Date of notification:
17th July 2001


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