Holding(s) in Company

Workspace Group PLC
01 February 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



Isin (GB0005296354)



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:



ING Fund Management B.V.



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :



      ING Bewaarmaatschappij I B.V.



5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):



15 June 2005 (Note: this announcement is simply restating the holding position
that should have been done under the 'provisional rules')



6. Date on which issuer notified:



31 January 2008





7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



Increase over 5%




8. Notified Details: Holding of 9.18%



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible              Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting rights


GB0005296354                      Below 5%                           Below 5%



                                                 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if       Number of shares          Number of voting rights               % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
                                                        Direct         Indirect               Direct       Indirect

                                                        8,754,910      N/A                    5.02%        0
GB0005296354                              8,754,910





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of         Expiration date      Exercise/conversion       No. of voting rights that   % of voting rights
financial                            period/date               may be acquired (if the
instrument                                                     instrument exercised/
                                                               converted)

N/A             N/A                  N/A                       N/A                         N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


8,754,910                      5.02%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :



Proxy Voting:



10. Name of proxy holder:



      ING Bewaarmaatschappij I B.V.



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:



The announcement is simply restating the holding position that should have been
done under the 'provisional rules'



14. Contact name:



            Amanda Whalley, Company Secretary



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7369 2377


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