Notice of Interest in Shares

Fonebak plc
28 October 2005

                                  FONEBAK PLC



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Fonebak plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aviva plc and its subsidiaries


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

As in 2 above


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

Morley Fund Management Ltd:
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited                               125,000*
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited                                   57,000*
Chase Nominees Limited                                           220,000*
CUIM Nominee Limited                                             250,000*

Vidacos Nominee Limited                                        1,420,000

*denotes beneficial interest


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

652,000


6. Percentage of issued class

3.39%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

n/a


8. Percentage of issued class

n/a


9. Class of security

Ordinary GBP0.02 shares


10. Date of transaction

26 October 2005


11. Date company informed

28 October 2005


12. Total holding following this notification

2,072,000


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.79%


14. Any additional information

Figures are based on shares in issue of 19,199,995


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Arthur Crocker, Finance Director,  telephone number 01708684016


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

Arthur Crocker, Finance Director



                                                                 28 October 2005

Enquiries:

Pelham PR
James Henderson     [phone]       [e-mail]
                    [phone]
Charles Vivian      [phone]       [e-mail]
                    [phone]



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