Investor Relations

RNS Number:4800A

Portmeirion Group PLC

27 March 2006





                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES





1. Name of company



Portmeirion Group PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest



Kamrouz Farhadi



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



-



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

shares held by each of them



Mrs Shahrzad Farhadi                            632,333

Mr. Kamrouz Farhadi                             562,917



                            Total             1,195,250



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



Not Disclosed



6. Percentage of issued class



Not Disclosed



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



-



8. Percentage of issued class



-



9. Class of security



Ordinary Shares of 5p



10. Date of transaction



Not disclosed



11. Date company informed



24 March 2006



12. Total holding following this notification



1,195,250



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



12.11%



14. Any additional information



-



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Brett Phillips, 01782 744 721



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making

this notification



Brett Phillips



Date of notification



27 March 2006



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