Star Energy Regulatory News (STAR)

29 Dec 2006 13:18

Star Energy Group PLC29 December 2006 Letter to: Star Energy Group PLCDated: 18 December 2006 Closing Amendment 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 managerof various pension and trust accounts. (see Schedule A for listing of RegisteredShareholders and their holdings). B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. 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 authorised 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 its direct and indirect subsidiaries or 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. 7. Inasmuch as there is no disclosable interest of 3% or greater of the share capital, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have no further reporting obligation under Section 198 to 202 of the UK Companies Act. This statement speaks as of its date, and no inference should be drawn that no change has occurred in the facts set forth herein after the date hereof. Schedule A Closing Amendment Security: STAR ENERGY GROUP PLC Current ownership percentage: 1.83% Total Shares Held: 1,452,600 Shares in issue: 79,374,446 Change in holding since last filing: (1,663,750) ordinary shares MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 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 108,900 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 75,600 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON 43,600 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 1,759,332 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 292,400 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 182,700 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH From: Fidelity International This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange