Holding(s) in Company

Maintel Holdings PLC
22 January 2007


                      Maintel Holdings Plc ('the Company')

                  Disclosure of Material Interest in Shares




The Company was notified on 19th January 2007 by Octopus Investments Limited of
shares in the Company held by them on  behalf of funds managed or advised by
them, as follows:

Number of shares held         811,810

% of issued capital               6.5%

For the purposes of the transitional provisions of the Financial Services
Authority's Disclosure and Transparency  Rules, the total number of ordinary
shares of 1p of the Company in issue as at the date of this notice is
12,456,800,  with each share carrying the right to one vote.

There are no shares held in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 12,456,800. This
figure may be used by shareholders as  the denominator for the calculations by
which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or 
a change to their interest in the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.




22nd January 2007



Enquiries:


Dale Todd - Finance Director              020 7401 0562




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