Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0338B

Workspace Group PLC

11 August 2008

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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 notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

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:

HBOS plc

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

See Section 9

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

7 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

8 August 2008

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

Increase to above 6%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ord 10p shares

ISIN

GB0005296354

10,363,110

4,320,363

6,167,748

2.478%

3.538%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,488,111

6.016%

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

Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited( ('IIMGL') - (Indirect) 10,108,710

(5.799%)

IIMGL manages holdings on behalf of other HBOS Group companies, and other third parties external to the HBOS Group, under various discretionary management agreements.

(* - wholly owned subsidiaries of HBOS 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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 174,330,887

14 Contact name:

Amanda Whalley, Company Secretary