Holding(s) in Company

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:

Styles & Wood 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:

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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

24-Jun-09

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25-Jun-09

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

11% to 12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1DKGQ10

7,655,794

7,655,794

7,759,927

0

7,759,927

0

12.03

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

C: Financial instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Experation date

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,759,927

12.03

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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 name:

Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7116 2913