Holding in Company

RNS Number:6258T
SWP Group PLC
6 November 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

SWP Group plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

F Bell

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

F Bell

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

F Bell

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

36,502,484

6) Percentage of issued class

11.51%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10) Date of transaction

1/11/00

11) Date company informed

2/11/00

12) Total holding following this notification

50,898,842


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

16.05%

14) Any additional information

-

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J A F Walker - 020 7379 7181

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

Date of notification ......6 November..............2000.....