Notifiable Interest

Stanelco PLC
21 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 Capital Securities Ltd

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):

16 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 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          Direct    Indirect     Direct    Indirect


ISIN            330,734,546     330,734,546     331,612,756     0         331,612,756  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


331,612,756                                          11.01%





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

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

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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