Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
10 February 2005

                                  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 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) 3,312,232 Non-Beneficial
       Merrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Limited a/c NONCERT 170,556 Beneficial
       Nortrust Nominees Limited 158,561 Non-beneficial
       Mellon Nominees Limited 240,144 Non-beneficial
       Others 139,888


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

       8 February 2005


11.    Date company informed

       10 February 2005


12.    Total holding following this notification

       4,021,381


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       10.51%


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: 10 February 2005


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