Holding(s) in Company

Synstar PLC
12 December 2002

SYNSTAR PLC ('the Company')

12 December 2002

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company received notification on 11 December 2002 from CVC Capital Partners
Limited ('CVC') that CVC and its direct and indirect advised interests ('the CVC
Funds'), now have a notifiable interest of 10,875,000 ordinary shares of 1p each
in the Company ('Shares'), representing approximately 6.69% of the Company's
issued ordinary share capital.

Registered Name                                       Shareholding       % Issued Shares

CVC European Partners (Jersey)                             874,875                 0.54%
Citicorp Capital Investors Europe Limited                2,171,012                 1.34%
CVC European Partners                                    7,266,491                 4.47%
Capital Ventures Nominees Limited                          562,622                 0.35%


Within the interests notified above Jonathan Feuer, as a non-Executive director
of the Company, has sold 59,583 Shares and now has a beneficial holding of
190,417 Shares, representing approximately 0.12% of the Company's issued
ordinary share capital.

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