Notifiable Interest

Stanelco PLC
30 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:

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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

24 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 January 2008

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

10% to 11%




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       % of voting rights
                Shares          Voting Rights   shares          rights


                                                                Direct    Indirect     Direct    Indirect


ISIN            330,942,816     330,942,816     331,460,617     0         331,460,617  0         11.01%

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


331,460,617                                          11.01%





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

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd



Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd



Gerrard Investment Management 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:

14. Contact name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7116 2913




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