Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
01 February 2006

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 & Co., Inc. (a holding company of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited ('MLIM') and other
       companies)


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 the shareholder named in 2 above


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             3,640,418 shares
       Others                               386,558 shares
       Total MLIM interest                  4,026,976 shares

       Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc              605,750 shares

       Total Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc interest     4,632,726 shares
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
        Not disclosed


11.    Date company informed
       31 January 2006


12.    Total holding following this notification
       4,632,726


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
       12.02%


14.    Any additional information
        Based on 38,541,496 ordinary shares in issue

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries
        Mike McCarthy 01753 480200


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


Date of notification: 1st February 2006




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