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7 Dec 2007 15:23

Morgan Sindall PLC07 December 2007 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying Morgan Sindall plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification: Acquistion of voting rights 3 Full name of person(s) subject to the Barclays PLC notification obligation: 4 Full name of shareholders(s): Barclays Bank PLC Barclays Capital Securities Ltd Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 6 December 2007 6 Date on which issuer notified: 7 December 2007 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% to 5% 8 Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0008085614 1,647,581 1,647,581 Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008085614 2,147,451 0 2,147,451 0 5.02 B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsinstrument date Period/Date may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,147,451 5.02 9 Chain of controlled undertakings through Barclays Bank PLC which the voting rights and/or the financial Barclays Capital Securities Ltd instruments are effectively held, if Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd applicable: Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management LtdProxy Voting: 10 Name of the proxy holder: 11 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 information: C Sheridan, Deputy Company Secretary 15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 9221 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 for legal entities) Barclays PLCContact address (registered office for legal entities)Phone number 020 7116 2913Other useful information (at least legalrepresentative for legal persons)B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Geoff SmithContact addressPhone number 020 7116 2913Other useful information (eg functional relationshipwith the person or legal entity subject to thenotification obligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange