Holding(s) in Company

RWS Holdings PLC
24 November 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company
       RWS Holdings plc


2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest
       Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited


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        
       RBS as Trustees of Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations Fund



5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
       169,562


6.     Percentage of issued class
       Not disclosed


7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
       N/a


8.     Percentage of issued class
       N/a


9.     Class of security
        Ordinary shares of 5p each


10.    Date of transaction
        Not disclosed


11.    Date company informed
       24 November 2005


12.    Total holding following this notification
       1,581,627


13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
        4.11%


14.    Any additional information
        Based on 38,441,496 ordinary shares in issue

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries
        Mike McCarthy 01753 480240


16.    Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making 
       this notification.
        Mike McCarthy, Finance Director


Date of notification: 24th November 2005




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