RNS Number:0327T
South Staffordshire Group PLC
09 December 2003

The Company has today been 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 3,379,254
ordinary shares of 10 pence each - 5.38% of the issued share capital. (Previous
notification: 3,033,254 ordinary shares - 4.83%.)

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.

9 December 2003



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