Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
19 May 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 Investment Managers Group Limited

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.

       RBS as Trustees of Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations Fund

4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

       Not Disclosed

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       80,000

6.     Percentage of issued class

       0.21%

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       N/a

8.     Percentage of issued class

       N/a

9.     Class of security

        Ordinary shares of 5p each

10.    Date of transaction

        17th May 2006

11.    Date company informed

       19th May 2006

12.    Total holding following this notification

       2,011,203

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        5.17%

14.    Any additional information

        Based on 38,841,496 ordinary shares in issue


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: 19th May 2006




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