Holding(s) in Company

Sarantel Group PLC
22 March 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: ()



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) : (Yes - Revised due to DTR rules- see Section 13)



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



Fidelity International Limited (FIL)



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



See attached schedule



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

reached if different) (v):



Revised due to DTR rules



6. Date on which issuer notified:



22 March 2007



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



N/A



8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


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

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

                                               Direct       Direct (x)  Indirect     Direct     Indirect
                                                                        (xi)

ISIN GB00B065J785    1,174,640    1,174,640                             1,174,640               2.13%



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.




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights


1,174,640                                            2.13%



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

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



See attached schedule



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



Fidelity International Limited (FIL)



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:



As discussed with the FSA, prior to the implementation of the EU Transparency
Directive, we aggregated the interests in shares of FMR Corp (FMR) and Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) together for the purposes of shareholder reporting.
According to the new DTR rules we are now reporting the indirect holdings of FMR
and FIL separately.  A Separate notification is being submitted for FMR Corp.
Please note these holdings are correct as of close of business 20 March 2007.



14. Contact name:



Laura Cotterell



15. Contact:



[e-mail]


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