Holding in Company

Zotefoams PLC
15 October 2001


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Zotefoams plc 

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
3i 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:
BENEFICIAL INTEREST

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

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
225000

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.62%

9   Class of security:
ZOTEFOAMS plc 5p ORDINARY SHARES

10  Date of transaction:
12th October 2001

11  Date company informed:
15th October

12  Total holding following this notification:
2,154,192

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
5.94%

14  Contact name for queries:
Mr.CLIFFORD HURST

15 Contact telephone number:
0208 664 1653

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr.CLIFFORD HURST

17  Date of notification:
15th OCTOBER 2001


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