Notifiable Interest

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC
05 November 2007

                         MJ Gleeson Group Plc('the Company')

                              Notifiable Interest



A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

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

MJ Gleeson Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

17 October 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02 November 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From 3% - 4% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of      Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares             Triggering
                   transaction           Notification required under DTR transitional provision 7
if possible using
ISIN CODE
                   Number of  Number of  Number of    Number of voting rights % of voting rights
                   Shares     Voting     shares
                              Rights

                                         Direct       Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect


ORD                1,782,627  1,782,627  2,155,642    2,155,642               4.12
GBP0.02

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights

        2,155,642                                           4.12



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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

                    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,155,642- 4.12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,878,121 - 3.59% = PMC)                   (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (1,878,121 - 3.59% = PMC)

                                                              Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)


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 rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

        Notification using the total voting rights figure of 52,247,456

Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of
disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has
come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851


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