Abraxus Investments PLC 18 January 2005 Abraxus Investments plc ("Abraxus" or the "Company") Holding in Company The Company was notified on 17 January 2005 that Panther Securities plc has sold its entire interest in Abraxus amounting to 5,524,444 ordinary shares representing 21.06% of the issued share capital and therefore no longer has a notifiable interest. 18 January 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange