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Workspace Group PLC 28 March 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Workspace Group PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: HSBC Holdings Plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited HSBC Financial Products (France) HSBC Bank plc 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 26 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggering ISIN CODE transaction GB0005296354 Number of shares Number of voting rights 10,015,922 10,015,922 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting possible use ISIN CODE shares rights rights GB000529635 Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 195,076 195,076 241,272 0.11% 0.13% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % of financial date conversion acquired (if the instrument voting instrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 436,348 0.25% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : HSBC Bank PLC Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A. 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Amanda Whalley 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7369 2377 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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