Star Energy Regulatory News (STAR)

25 Oct 2006 17:59

Star Energy Group PLC25 October 2006 Letter to Star Energy Group Plc dated 24 October 2006 Enclosed are 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 enclosed disclosure 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 were 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 International Amendment 10 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Star Energy Group PLC 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FlL) P.O. Box HM 870 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FlSL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) limited (FIA(K)IL), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM) and Fidelity Investments International(FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and Institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Edward C, Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp, and 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 and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these 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 10 Security: STAR ENERGY GROUP PLC Current ownership percentage: 5.92% Total Shares Held: 4,702,100 Shares in issue: 79,374,446 Change in holding since last filing: (672,072) ordinary shares MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 337,600 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 189,300 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 171,200 FPM MELLON BANK 133,500 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 114,500 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 92,800 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON 43,600 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 3,050,100 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 348,600 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 40,200 FIL BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 182,700 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange