Holding(s) in Company

Solitaire Group PLC
19 January 2006


                              Solitaire Group plc
                                (the 'Company')

                               Holding in Company


The Company was notified on 18 January 2006 that on 13 January 2006 Eaglet
Investment Trust plc disposed of 500,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares'). As a result of the disposal, Unicorn Asset
Management has a non-beneficial interest in 799,001 Ordinary Shares representing
approximately 15.98 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.


The holding of the Company's Ordinary Shares managed by Unicorn Management
Limited comprised:

Fund                                             No. of Ordinary   Percentage of
                                                          Shares issued ordinary
                                                                   share capital

Eaglet Investment Trust plc                            694,001           13.88%
(held HSBC Global Nominees Ltd a/c Eaglet)
Unicorn Investment Funds - Unicorn UK Smaller          105,000            2.10%
Companies
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                                         Total         799,001           15.98%
                 -------------------------------       ---------      ----------


The Company has today been informed that Elsina Ltd has acquired 500,000
ordinary shares in Solitaire Group plc.



Enquiries:

Solitaire Group plc                                      020 8449 6125
Chris Burton, Finance Director


19 January 2006



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