Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
06 December 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


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 Royal Bank of Scotland Plc as Trustee of the 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
       As above

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
       162,150


6.     Percentage of issued class
       Not disclosed


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
        30 November 2004


11.    Date company informed
       3 December 2004


12.    Total holding following this notification
       1,262,065


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
       3.30%


14.    Any additional information
        This forms part of the overall Merrill Lynch Group holding
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: 26 November 2004




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