Holding in Company

CSS Stellar PLC
17 October 2001

SCHEDULE 10



NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company:



CSS Stellar plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:



Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d (FIL)



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:



Non beneficial interest



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



HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited               71,630

MSS Nominees Ltd                                       809,200





5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:



45,830



6. Percentage of issued class



0.26%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:



-



8. Percentage of issued class:



-



9. Class of security:



Ordinary shares of 10p each



10. Date of transaction:



Not disclosed





11. Date company informed:



15 October 2001



12. Total holding following this notification:



880,830



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:



4.99%



14. Any additional information:



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:



Julian Hill - 020 7907 4520



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



Authorised signatory: Peter Watson - For Granville Baird





Date of notification: 17 October 2001







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