Holding(s) in Company-Replace

Worthington Nicholls Group plc
24 July 2006


The following replaces the Holding in Company announcement released at 16.02 on
6 July 2006 ( RNS 8106F):

The Company has today been notified that Elaine Butterworth has sold 920,000
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through Corporate
Synergy Plc, the Company's broker. Following this disposal Elaine Butterworth is
now interested in 4,063,000 Ordinary Shares representing 6.14 per cent. of the
issued share capital.





                         Worthington Nicholls Group plc
                                (the 'Company')


The Company has today been notified that Elaine Butterworth has sold 920,000
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') through Corporate
Synergy Plc, the Company's broker. Following this disposal Elaine Butterworth is
now interested in 4,063,000 Ordinary Shares representing 6.14 per cent. of the
issued share capital.

On 6 June 2006 Elaine Butterworth entered into an orderly market arrangement
pursuant to which she can only sell shares subject to excess demand and through
Corporate Synergy.



Enquiries:

Worthington Nicholls                                   0870 609 1829
Mark Worthington, Chief Executive
David Levis, Corporate Director

Gresham PR Ltd                                         020 7404 9000
Neil Boom / Tanya Feness

Corporate Synergy                                      020 7448 4400
Brian Stockbridge / Romil Patel


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