RNS Number:5112P
Marlborough Stirling PLC
08 September 2003

In accordance with S134 of the Companies Act 1989, we write to inform you of the
following notifiable interests in Marlborough Stirling plc (letter follows).

Marlborough Stirling plc were notified of this change on:            08/09/03

Marlborough Stirling plc's current number of shares in issue is: 225,732,659

Letter from Fidelity Investments

NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - UK COMPANIES ACT

1.     Company in which shares are held:         Marlborough Stirling plc


2.     Notifiable Interest:                      Ordinary shares of 1p each


(A)    FMR Corp.
       82 Devonshire Street
       Boston, MA 02109

Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO),
investment manager for US mutual funds, (See Schedule A for listing of
Registered Shareholders 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, including
Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), investment manager 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

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 disclosure 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.





SCHEDULE A

Security: Marlborough Stirling plc


         ---------------   ---------    ------------    --------------------
                         Shares Held    Management      Nominee/Registered
                                        Company         Name
         ---------------      ---------    ------------     --------------------
(Ordinary Shares of 1p        345,669   FMRCO           Mellon Bank
each)
                            2,963,219   FISL            Chase Manhattan Bank
                                                        London
                            2,500,000   FISL            Chase Nominees Ltd
                            2,810,200   FIL             HSBC
                               67,500   FIL             Brown Brothers Harriman
                                                        Ltd. LUX
                              773,200   FIL             Deutsche Bank

Total ordinary shares of    9,459,788
1p each                       ---------    ------------     --------------------
---------------

Current ownership percentage:     4.19%

Shares in issue:                  225,732,659

Change in holdings since last filing     +2,377,400 ordinary shares


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