REG-Interserve PLC: Holding(s) in Company

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:29am EDT

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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):

Interserve Plc

2. Reason for the notification                                        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                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation    JPMorgan   
(iii):                                                             Chase & Co  
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):         JPMorgan   
                                                                      Asset    
                                                                   Management  
                                                                  (UK) Limited 
                                                                               
                                                                   J.P. Morgan 
                                                                   Investment  
                                                                   Management  
                                                                      Inc.     
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is    18 July 2008 
crossed                                                                        
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 21 July 2008 
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                        5%      
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering  
    shares             to                       transaction (vii)              
 if possible     the Triggering                                                
using the ISIN  transaction (vi)                                               
     CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
                Number    Number    Number   Number of voting    % of voting   
                  of        of        of        rights (ix)         rights     
                Shares    Voting    shares                                     
                          Rights                                               
                          (viii)                                               
                                                                               
                                    Direct   Direct  Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                               (x)     (xi)                    
                                                                               
 GB0001528156  6,655,321 6,655,321 6,241,628         6,241,628          4.99%  
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
6,241,628                               4.99%                                  

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co: 6,241,628 (4.99%)           
                                                                               
Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co.                    
                                                                               
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited                                         
                                                                               
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.                                         

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      N/A              
rights:                                                                        

13. Additional information:                                   Please note the  
                                                              group has other  
                                                              holdings which   
                                                              are covered by   
                                                              exemptions.      
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                             Trevor Bradbury  
                                                                               
                                                              Interserve Plc   
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                 01189 602328     



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