Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

RNS Number : 7541I

Morgan Sindall PLC

17 March 2010

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

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

Morgan Sindall plc

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Acquistion
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 590,021* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 3,740,477* Chase Nominees Limited 178,043* CUIM Nominee Limited 81,446* *denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 192,181 Vidacos Nominees Limited 834,087
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):	16 March 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	17 March 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	12% to 13% Change at Combined Interest Level

3: 8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible using the ISIN CODE		Ordinary Shares GB0008085614

Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights
5,610,187		5,610,187

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
5,616,255	4,589,987	1,026,268	10.63%	2.38%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

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

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

· Aviva plc (Parent Company)

· Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

· Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

· Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

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:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 43,160,416.
14. Contact name:	Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 307 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 entities)	Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email	01603 684420
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Neil Whittaker
Contact address
Phone number & email	01603 684420
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information