Holding(s) in Company

Workspace Group PLC
13 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



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 Bank Plc



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



Sinopia Asset Management (UK) Limited



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



11th February 2008



6. Date on which issuer notified



12th February 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              Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting rights
GB0005296354
                                  12,379,686                         7.10%





                                              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
                               7,013,387
GB0005296354                                              7,013,387       241,272         4.02%    0.14%




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)





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


7,254,659                      4.16%



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:



Frances Davies



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7991 6661



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