Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7395Q
BNS Telecom Group plc
25 March 2008



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


BNS Telecom Group plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (YES)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)


Other (please specify): (NO)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


MF Global UK Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


N/A


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):


19/03/08


6. Date on which issuer notified:


20/03/08


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


3%


8. Notified details:


N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GB00B0MV3J01                               4,693,519                 4,693,519



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if Number of    Number of voting      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN shares       rights (ix)
CODE

                        Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct       Indirect
                                                  (xi)

                         1,851,888    1,851,888             1,851,888


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)



                             N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

     1,851,888                                   3.69%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


N/A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A


13. Additional information:


N/A


14. Contact name:


Andrew Goldwater


15. Contact telephone number:


01661 839 670



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