Morgan Sindall PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8290L
Morgan Sindall PLC
15 January 2008

TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1 Identity of the issuer or the Morgan Sindall plc
underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:

2 Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3 Full name of person(s) subject to
the notification obligation:
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4 Full name of shareholders(s): Registered holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 905,731*
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 2,477,216*
Chase Nominees Limited 225,506*
CUIM Nominee Limited 674,272*
* denotes direct interest

Chase Nominees Limited 111,770
CUIM Nominee Limited 27,339
Vidacos Nominees Limited 958,627
Delta Lloyd Institutionale Sustainable Futures Fund 11,319

5 Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 14 January 2008

6 Date on which issuer notified: 15 January 2008

7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 9% to 10% change at direct interest level
reached:

8 Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to the triggering transaction
shares If
possible using
the ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights

GB0008085614 5,248,316 5,248,316
Class/type of Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares If
possible using
the ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0008085614 4,282,725 4,282,725 1,109,055 10.01% 2.59%
B: Financial instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument date rights that may be
Period/Date acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

5,391,780 12.60%

9 Chain of controlled undertakings See section 4
through which the voting rights and/
or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10 Name of the proxy holder: See section 4
11 Number of voting rights proxy holder
will cease to hold:
12 Date on which proxy holder will
cease to hold voting rights:
13 Additional information:
14 Contact for further information: Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary
15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 9218
Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal Aviva plc and its subsidiaries
entities)
Contact address (registered office for
legal entities)
Phone number 01603 684420
Other useful information (at least legal Neil Whittaker
representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name Global Reporting Unit, Aviva Plc
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (eg functional
relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification
obligation)

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