Holding(s) in Company

NCC Group PLC
16 February 2006


                         NCC Group plc ('the Company')

      Notification under Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')


NCC Group plc has today been advised that, as at 14 February 2006, Morgan
Stanley Securities Limited ('MSSL') holds an interest in 3,273,784 ordinary
shares in the Company which represents approximateley 10.04% of its issued
ordinary share capital.


MSSL have transferred from time to time 3,253,784 shares to third parties which
give them the right to require the return of an equivalent number of shares.
Accordingly their interest in these shares is pursuant to section 208(5) of the
Act.


MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companies
which are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the terms of
section 203 of the Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution in any
shares in which MSSL is interested.








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