Holding(s) in Company

Alumasc Group PLC
8 August 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     THE ALUMASC GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     TWEEDY BROWNE COMPANY LLC

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

     AS ABOVE

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

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/K

8)   (  %) of issued Class

     N/K

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY  

10)  Date of transaction

     N/K

11)  Date company informed

     08.08.03

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,879,498
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     11.14%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     PATRICIA KINGDOM
     01536 383844

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

     Date of Notification  08.08.03


                                                        at 08/08/03

Tweedy Browne Company LLC

Bank of New York London                                  100,000
State Street Nominees Limited TNID                       262,000
MSS Nominees Limited No.750285                            61,000
Northern Trust Nominees Limited                          980,000
HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Limited                        222,000
MSS Nominees Limited                                     198,000
29 Grace Church Street Nominees Limited                   50,064
HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Limited                        234,000  
Vidacos Nominees Limited                                  25,000
HSBC Global Nominees (UK) Limited                      1,747,427

                                                       3,879,491


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