RNS Number:6477U
South Staffordshire Group PLC
26 January 2004


The Company was today informed, in accordance with the provisions of Section 198
of the Companies Act 1985, that Fidelity International Limited and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries now have a notifiable interest in 4,404,005 ordinary
shares of 10 pence each - 7.01% of the issued share capital. (Previous
notification: 3,858,995 ordinary shares - 6.14%.)

Fidelity International Ltd is a parent holding company for various direct and
indirect subsidiaries including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd and Fidelity
Pension Management, investment managers for various non-US investment companies
and institutional clients. The notifiable interest is also the notifiable
interest of Mr Edward C Johnson, a principal shareholder of Fidelity
International Ltd.

26 January 2004



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