Holding(s) in Company

Morgan Sindall PLC
02 January 2008


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:

  Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

  Barclays PLC

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 Ltd

5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

  20 December 2007

6 Date on which issuer notified:

  24 December 2007

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

  3% to 1%

8 Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of    Situation previous to the triggering transaction
shares If
possible using   Number of shares                 Number of voting rights
the ISIN code

GB0008085614     1,426,512                        1,426,512

Class/type of    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares If
possible using   Number of shares  Number of voting rights % of voting rights
the ISIN code                      Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect                    
                                       
                                   Not        Not          Not        Not
GB0008085614     Not reportable    reportable reportable   reportable reportable

B: Financial instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion  Number of voting   % of voting
instrument        date       Period/Date          rights that may    rights
                                                  be acquired if 
                                                  the instrument is
                                                  exercised/converted
                             

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                % of voting rights
Not reportable                         Not reportable

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

  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 Ltd

Proxy 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: 

   I M Nettleship, Company Secretary

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 for legal entities):

Barclays PLC

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Phone number:

020 7116 2913

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name:

Geoff Smith

Contact address:

Phone number:

020 7116 2913

Other useful information (eg functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation)




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