Findel PLC

10 February 2003

DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1) NAME OF COMPANY

FINDEL PLC

2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FMR CORP

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in

respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in

respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an

individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or

children under the age of 18

FMR CORP AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY

INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT

SUBSIDIARIES, BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,

the number of shares held by each of them

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED

FISL 5,208,800

FIL 322,320

HSBC : FIL 12,991

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6) Percentage of issued Class

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

321,809

8) Percentage of issued Class

0.38%

9) Class of security

ORDINARY 5p SHARES

10)Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN

11)Date company informed

7 FEBRUARY 2003

12)Total holding following this notification

5,544,111

13)Total percentage holding of issued class following this

notification

6.62%

14)Any additional information

15)Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 

I.J. BOLTON

01943 864686

 

16)Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for

making this notification

 

I.J. BOLTON

COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of Notification 10 FEBRUARY 2003



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