Holding in Company

Workspace Group PLC
22 May 2001

Workspace Group plc (the 'Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company received notification today from Newton Investment Management
Limited, informing it that following a purchase of 1,587,139 shares yesterday
they now have a interest in 2,780,883 shares representing 17.19% of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company.





22 May, 2001

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