Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
22 September 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company
        RWS Holdings plc


2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest
       Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Merrill Lynch Group Inc. & Merrill 
       Lynch & Co. Inc


3.     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
       holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
       non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 
       holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18.
       The notification is in respect of both Beneficial and Non-Beneficial 
       holdings as detailed below.


4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number 
       of shares held by each of them  Nutraco Nominees Limited (Designated & 
       Undesignated) 3,082,612  Non-Beneficial (MLIM)
       Merrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Limited a/c NONCERT 170,556 Beneficial (MLIM)
        Barclays Nominees Limited (Angel Court)  106,291 Non-beneficial (MLIM)
       Others 724,402 Non-Beneficial (MLIM)
       Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc 61,750

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
       Not disclosed


6.     Percentage of issued class
       Not disclosed


7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
       Not disclosed


8.     Percentage of issued class
        Not disclosed


9.     Class of security
        Ordinary shares of 5p each


10.    Date of transaction
        16 September 2004


11.    Date company informed
       21 September 2004


12.    Total holding following this notification
       4,145,611


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
        10.97%


14.    Any additional information

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries
        Mike McCarthy 01753 480240


16.    Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making 
       this notification.
        Mike McCarthy, Finance Director


Date of notification: 22 September 2004




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