Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
11 November 2004

                                  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, Merrill Lynch Group Inc. & Merrill 
       Lynch & Co. Inc


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) 3,143,412 Non-Beneficial (MLIM) 
       Merrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Limited a/c NONCERT 170,556 Beneficial (MLIM)
       Barclays Nominees Limited (Angel Court) 106,291 Non-Beneficial (MLIM)
       Others 724,402 Non-Beneficial (MLIM)
       Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. 109,950

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
       11 November 2004


12.    Total holding following this notification
       4,254,611


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
       11.26%


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: 11 November 2004




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