Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
01 December 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 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.

       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                 3,605,418 shares (Non Beneficial)

       Others                                     356,558 shares (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

        Not disclosed


11.    Date company informed

       28th November 2005


12.    Total holding following this notification

       3,961,976


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        10.30%


14.    Any additional information

        Based on 38,441,496 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: 30th November 2005

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