Notification of Interest

RWS Holdings PLC
07 April 2006

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

7 April 2006

1.      Name of company

         RWS Holdings plc


2.      Name of shareholder having a major interest

        Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited ('MLIM')


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.

        The notification is in respect of the shareholder named in 2 above


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

        Nutraco Nominees Limited             4,024,235 shares
        Others                               386,558 shares
        Total MLIM interest                  4,410,793 shares


5.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

        Not Disclosed


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

        06 April 2006


12.     Total holding following this notification

        4,410,793


13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        11.36%


14.     Any additional information

         Based on 38,841,496 ordinary shares in issue

15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

         Mike McCarthy 01753 480200


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

         Mike McCarthy, Finance Director


Date of notification: 7th February 2006




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