Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
15 March 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) 3,178,798 Non-Beneficial
       Merrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Limited a/c NONCERT 155,297 Beneficial
         Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. 430,750
       Others 440,730 Non-Beneficial


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
        9 March 2005


11.    Date company informed
       15 March 2005


12.    Total holding following this notification
       4,202,575


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
        10.99%


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: 15 March 2005




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