Holding in Company

Colefax Group PLC 15 November 2001 Colefax plc ('Company') Holding in Company On 15 November 2001 the Company received a notification from Friends Ivory & Sime plc, dated 1 November 2001, on behalf of the Discovery Trust plc. The notification states that the Discovery Trust plc no longer has a beneficial interest in the share capital of the Company. 15 November 2001