RNS Number:3135O
European Colour PLC
04 August 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

EUROPEAN COLOUR PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

JARVIS PORTER GROUP PLC

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

SEE BOX 2

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

SEE BOX 2

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6) Percentage of issued class

N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

13,851,616

8) Percentage of issued class

29.73%

9) Class of security

ORDINARY 5 PENCE SHARES

10) Date of transaction

04 AUGUST 2003

11) Date company informed

04 AUGUST 2003

12) Total holding following this notification

NO LONGER A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

LISA DE CAUX

0161 480 3891

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

LISA DE CAUX

COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification ...04 AUGUST...2003...



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