Holding(s) in Company

Sarantel Group PLC
06 November 2007

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which

voting rights are attached (ii):



Sarantel Group PLC



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the

acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ()



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )



Other (please specify) : ()



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):



Barclays Global Investors



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



Barclays Global Investors Ltd



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or

reached if different) (v):



1 November 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:



6 November 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



0% to 5%



8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares  Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
if possible using the Triggering transaction (vi) (vii)
ISIN CODE

                      Number of     Number of     Number of    Number of voting      % of voting rights
                      shares        voting Rights shares       % of voting (ix)




                                    (viii)
                                                  Direct       Direct (x) Indirect   Direct   Indirect
                                                                          (xi)

GB00B065J785          Not           Not           3,980,766    0          3,980,766  0.00%    5.21
                      Reportable    Reportable



B: Financial Instruments



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting      % of voting rights
instrument           (xiii)               Period/ Date (xiv)   rights that may be
                                                               acquired if the
                                                               instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.
N/A



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

3,980,766                                            5.21%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



Barclays Global Investors Ltd



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



N/A



13. Additional information:



N/A



14. Contact name:



Geoff Smith



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7116 2913




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