Investor Relations

Portmeirion Group PLC

22 July 2003





                                  SCHEDULE 10



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1) Name of company



PORTMEIRION GROUP PLC



2) Name of shareholder having a major interest



FORTRESS FINANCE INVESTMENT INC



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 in 2 above



4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the

   number of shares held by each of them



HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 742355



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



25,000



6) Percentage of issued class



0.24%



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



-



8) Percentage of issued class



-



9) Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES



10) Date of transaction



18 JULY 2003



11) Date company informed



21 JULY 2003



12) Total holding following this notification



1,357,500



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



13.03%



14) Any additional information



-



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



BRETT PHILLIPS, 01782 744721



16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for

    making this notification





BRETT PHILLIPS



Date of notification 22 JULY 2003