Holding in Company

Synstar PLC
22 October 2001

SYNSTAR PLC ('the Company')

22 October 2001

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company today received notification that Fidelity International Limited
('FIL'), and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, have a non-beneficial
interest in 8,211,673 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company, representing
5.05% of the Company's issued share capital.

Registered Name                      Management Company            Shareholding

Chase Nominees Ltd            Fidelity Investment Services Ltd        5,687,793

HSBC                                        FIL                         157,500

MSS Nominees Ltd                            FIL                       1,895,205

Bank of New York - Brussels                 FIL                         141,100

Bankers Trust                               FIL                         329,675

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