Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
27 October 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

        RWS Holdings plc


2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       RBS as Trustee of Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations Fund


3.     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above
       or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
       person's spouse or children under the age of 18.

        Not disclosed


4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

       Not disclosed


5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       100,000


6.     Percentage of issued class

       Not disclosed


7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       Not disclosed


8.     Percentage of issued class

       Not disclosed


9.     Class of security

        Ordinary Shares of 5p each


10.    Date of transaction

       Not disclosed


11.    Date company informed

       26 October 2005


12.    Total holding following this notification

       1,212,065 Ordinary Shares


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.15%


14.    Any additional information

        -

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries

        Mike McCarthy - 01753 277240


16.    Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification.

         Mike McCarthy, Finance Director


Date of notification:  26 October 2005






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