R.P. Scherer acquires 3%

Stanelco PLC
6 December 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

STANELCO PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

R.P. Scherer Corporation

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
R.P. Scherer Corporation


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

R.P. Scherer Corporation



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

20,604,900

6)   Percentage of issued class


3%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 0.1p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

05 December 2001, 11:30pm

11)  Date company informed

05 December 2001, 11:30pm

12)  Total holding following this notification


 20,604,900

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3%

14)  Any additional information

These are new shares issued by Stanelco plc in return for 2.75 pence each. The
total £566,634 raised will be used by Stanelco plc as a loan to its subsidiary
InGEl Technologies Limited to fund development work.



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Barrie Hozier, Company Secretary [phone]


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



Ian H Balchin

     Date of notification 06 December 2001