RNS Number:5963J
Surfcontrol PLC
3 April 2003

                          SurfControl plc (the "Company")

The Company has received notification from Fidelity Investments on behalf of
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
confirming details of notifications of disclosable interests under the UK
Companies Act 1985.

LETTER TO:  SURFCONTROL PLC
            April 2 2003

Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the U.K.
Companies Act 1985.  Please note that while this information details the
disclosable interests of more than one entity, the disclosure below constitutes
separate notifications of interest which have been combined solely for purposes
of clarity and efficiency.  It is not intended to indicate that any of these
entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the Companies Act.
The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for investment purposes.  For
disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial
holders.

From:  Fidelity Investments

Amendment No. 10

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT

1.   Company in which shares are held:                           Surfcontrol Plc

2.   Notifiable Interest:                    Ordinary Shares

                         Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
                         P.O. Box HM 670
                         Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

                         Parent holding company for various direct and indirect
                         subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services
                         Ltd. (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
                         investment managers for various non-US investment
                         companies and institutional clients.  (See Schedule A
                         for listing of Registered Shareholders and their
                         holdings.)

3.   The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
     
                         Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
                         82 Devonshire Street
                         Boston, MA 02109

     Principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.

4.   The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unit
     trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting
     pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5.   These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
     notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the
     purposes of clarity.  Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that 
     Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
     or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in notifications
     on a joint basis.

6.   The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4)(b) of the Act, namely
     where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
     right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of
     such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.


Schedule A

                                                                 Amendment No 10

Security:  Surfcontrol Plc

                                              MANAGEMENT
                              SHARES HELD       COMPANY     NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

(Ordinary Shares)

                              933,000          FISL         CHASE NOMINEES LTD

                              375,800          FISL         CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON

                              424,300          FPM          CHASE NOMINEES LTD

                              489,457          FPM          BANKERS TRUST

                               29,800          FPM          MSS NOMINEES LTD

                               61,620          FIL          HSBC

                              922,510          FIL          MSS NOMINEES LTD

                              154,600          FIL          NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD

                               19,300          FIL          BANK OF NEW YORK-BRUSSELS

                               82,300          FIL          BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD

                              191,100          FIL          RBS TRUST BANK

                               25,160          FIL          BANKERS TRUST

                               46,300          FIL          CHASE NOMINEES LTD

                               47,590          FIL          NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

                               88,000          FIL          CITIBANK

                               55,200          FIL          BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES       3,946,037

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE:  13.00% 

SHARES IN ISSUE:           30,354,336

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE LAST FILING:    +172,457 ORDINARY SHARES

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