Holding(s) in Company

Stanelco PLC
09 January 2008

                          Stanelco PLC ('the Company')

                              Notifiable Interest



A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Stanelco PLC

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

07 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 January 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of      Situation previous to           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             Triggering transaction
                                                   Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7
if possible using
ISIN CODE          Number of       Number of       Number of   Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
                   Shares          Voting Rights   shares


                                                   Direct      Direct    Indirect        Direct    Indirect


ISIN               151,871,085     151,871,085                           149,371,085               4.95%

GB0005814198

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial Expiration date     Exercise/           Number of voting       % of voting rights
instrument                            Conversion Period/  rights that may be
                                      Date                acquired if the
                                                          instrument is
                                                          exercised/ converted




Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights


149,371,085                                          4.95%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Fidelity International Limited

Fidelity Investment Services Ltd

Fidelity Investments Japan







10. Name of the Proxy holder:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

2,500,000 shares

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

07 January 2008

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

David Merryweather

15. Contact telephone number:

[e-mail]






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