RNS Number:4519K
Heywood Williams Group PLC
28 April 2003


Heywood Williams Group PLC ("the Company") advises that it received notice on 28 
April 2003 from Standard Life Investments that following a purchase of 658,000 
ordinary shares on 25 April 2003 Standard Life Group now has a material interest 
in 2,527,203 of the Company's issued ordinary shares. This holding represents 
3.22% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.


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