Notifiable Interest

Stanelco PLC
07 February 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:

Schroders plc

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

N/A

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

06/02/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07/02/08

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

13% to 12%

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


Ordinary          421,948,469 421,948,469 N/A         N/A       390,705,644   N/A        12.97%

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


390,705,644                                          12.97%

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

Schroder Investment Management Limited 390,705,644 12.97%

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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those
firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management
agreements.




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