Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5889S
Solitaire Group PLC
27 November 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1)    Name of company
Solitaire Group plc


2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest
Unicorn Asset Management Limited


3)    Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
Eaglet Investment Trust
Unicorn AIM VCT plc

4)    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Eaglet Investment Trust plc (held HSBC Global Nominees Ltd a/c Eaglet -
1,219,001 shares


Unicorn AIM VCT plc (held Bank of New York, a/c Unicorn AIM VCT plc) - 55,000
shares


5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
N/A

6)    Percentage of issued class

N/A

7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A

8)    Percentage of issued class
N/A


9)    Class of security
Ordinary shares of 10p each


10)Date of transaction
N/A


11)Date company informed
26 November 2003


12)Total holding following this notification
1,274,001


13)Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
26.03%

14)        Any additional information
The change in Unicorn Asset Management's holding arises from recent additional
listings of ordinary shares by Solitaire Group plc. This interest arises from
the status of Unicorn Asset Management Limited as investment manager to the
beneficial owners named above.


15)        Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Desmond Taylor, Tel: [phone]


16)        Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Desmond Taylor, Company Secretary

17)        Date of notification: 27 November 2003






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