Holding(s) in Company

Synstar PLC
23 January 2002

SYNSTAR PLC (the 'Company')


23 January 2002


HOLDING IN COMPANY


The Company today received notification from CVC Capital Partners ('CVC') that
CVC and its direct and indirect advised interests (the 'CVC Funds'), have a
notifiable interest of 50,133,250 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company
('Shares'), representing approximately 30.85 per cent. of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.


CVC's holding in the Company has been reduced by the sale of 5,000,000 Shares
(representing approximately 9.07 per cent. of CVC's total holding). The sale has
been prompted by institutional demand and CVC's desire to assist the improvement
in the liquidity of the Company's shares.


As part of the above sale, Jonathan Feuer, a non-executive director of the
Company, has sold 37,636 Shares, representing approximately 0.02 per cent. of
the Company's issued share capital (and representing a 9.07 per cent. pro rata
reduction in his holding prior to the sale). Jonathan Feuer is now beneficially
interested in 377,364 Shares representing approximately 0.23 per cent. of the
Company's issued ordinary share capital.


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