Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Sindall PLC
18 January 2006


Notification of major Interests in Shares

1. Name of listed company:
Morgan Sindall plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barclays PLC

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:
As in paragraph 2 above

4. Names of registered holders and number of shares held by each:
Name Number of shares
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited  67,677
BNP Paribas 12
Boiss Nominees Ltd 18,230
Chase Nominees Ltd 782,454
CIBC Mellon Global Securities 8
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 4,325
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 441,138
JP Morgan Chase Bank 69
Mellon Trust - US Custodian 21
Mellon Trust of New England 24
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 67
RC Grieg Nominees Ltd 30,370
Reflex Nominees Limited 2,390
State Street Bank & Trust - WI 834
State Street Trust of Canada 9
The Northern Trust Company - U 13

5. Number of shares acquired:
Unknown

6. Percentage of issued class:
n/a

7. Number of shares disposed:
Nil

8. Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9. Class of Security:
Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction:
16 January 2006

11. Date company informed:
18 January 2006

12. Total holding following this notification:
1,347,641

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.18%

14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Mary Nettleship - 020 7307 9218

15. Name of company official responsible for making this notification:
Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary

16. Date of notification:
18 January 2006




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