Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

21 Dec 2007 15:44

Morgan Sindall PLC21 December 2007 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Morgan Sindall plc 2 Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3 Full name of person(s)subject to the notification obligation: Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 4 Full name of shareholders(s): Registered holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 690,928* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 2,214,317* Chase Nominees Limited 173,351* CUIM Nominee Limited 600,993* * denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 98,442 CUIM Nominee Limited 27,339 Vidacos Nominees Limited 964,472 Delta Lloyd Institutionale Sustainable Futures Fund 11,319 5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 20 December 2007 6 Date on which issuer notified: 21 December 2007 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% to 11% change at combined interest level 8 Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the triggering transactionshares Ifpossibleusing the Number of shares Number of voting rightsISIN code GB0008085614 4,377,661 4,377,661 Class/type of Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Ifpossible Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing theISIN code Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008085614 3,679,589 3,679,589 1,101,572 8.60% 2.58% B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting %of voting rightsfinancial date Period/Date rights that may beinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,781,161 11.18% 9 Chain of controlled See section 4 undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10 Name of the proxy holder: See section 411 Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13 Additional information: 14 Contact for further Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary information: 15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 9218 Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form Aviva plc and its subsidiariesfor legal entities) Contact address (registeredoffice for legal entities) Phone number 01603 684420 Other useful information (at Neil Whittakerleast legal representative forlegal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Global Reporting Unit, Aviva PlcContact addressPhone numberOther useful information (egfunctional relationship with theperson or legal entity subject tothe notification obligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange