Holding in Company

CSS Stellar PLC
29 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          51,160

MSS Nominees Ltd                                  625,200



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:

-



6. Percentage of issued class

-



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:

204,470



8. Percentage of issued class:

1.16%



9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 50p each



10. Date of transaction:

Not disclosed





11. Date company informed:

25 October 2001



12. Total holding following this notification:

676,360



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

3.83%



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: 29 October 2001



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