Holding(s) in Company

Sarantel Group PLC
18 May 2005


SARANTEL GROUP PLC ('the Company')

18 May 2005

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company received notification on 17 May 2005 from Hermes Administration
Services Limited that, following the recent increase in the Company's issued
ordinary A 10p shares ('Shares'), the unchanged holding of Britel Fund Trustees
Limited (The Trustee of BT Pension Scheme), being 1,560,594 Shares, now
represents 2.99% of the Company's issued A ordinary shares.

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