RNS Number:4602P
South Staffordshire Group PLC
05 September 2003



                           South Staffordshire Group





The Company was informed on 4 September 2003, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, of two changes in notifiable interests
in the shares of the Company.



Fidelity International Ltd and its subsidiary companies now has a notifiable
interest in 3,033,254 ordinary shares of 10 pence each - 4.83% of the issued
shares.  (Previous notification : 3,325,066 ordinary shares - 5.29%).



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.



AMVESCAP PLC and its subsidiary companies on behalf of discretionary clients now
have an interest in 9,484,006 ordinary shares of 10 pence each - 15.003% of the
issued shares.  (Previous notification : 8,888,916 shares - 14.07%).



This holding includes a notifiable holding in respect of the Invesco Perpetual
High Income Fund which holds 3,668,669 ordinary shares of 10 pence each - 5.83%
of the issued shares.  (Previous notification : 3,438,669 shares - 5.42%).







                                                                5 September 2003


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