Holding(s) in Company

CSS Stellar PLC
17 April 2002



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           70,928

MSS Nominees Ltd                                   864,313





5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:



-



6. Percentage of issued class



-



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:



16 April 2002



12. Total holding following this notification:



935,241



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



4.71%



14. Any additional information:



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:



Julian Hill - 020 7078 1400



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



Authorised signatory: Peter Watson - For Robert W. Baird


Date of notification: 17 April 2002

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