Holding(s) in Company

Stanelco PLC
23 February 2007

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 of disposal of voting rights

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

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Ltd

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

21/2/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/2/07

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

6% to 7%

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      shares
                              Rights

                                          Direct        Direct    Indirect      Direct     Indirect


GB0005814198      208,277,748 208,277,748 208,313,748   0         208,313,748   0          7.00

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


208,313,748                                          7.00



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

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Ltd

10. Name of the Proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

N/A

15. Contact telephone number:

N/A




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