Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Morgan Sindall plc

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

no

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

no

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

no

Other (please specify):

no

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the 

notification obligation:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 

(if different from 3.):

 Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited   561,806*

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 3,482,481*

Chase Nominees Limited 183,212*

CUIM Nominee Limited 100,201*

*denotes direct interest

Chase Nominees Limited  185,967

Vidacos Nominees Limited 804,264 

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 

threshold is crossed or reached):

21 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 October 2009

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

9% to 10% Change at Direct Interest Level

8: Notified Details

Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share 

If possible using the ISIN CODE

Ordinary Shares

GB0008085614

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

5,476,707

5,476,707

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

5,317,931

4,327,700

900,231

10.04%

2.30%

Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired(if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise  price

Expiration  date

Exercise/ Conversion  period

Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,317,931

12.34%

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

 The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

Aviva plc (Parent Company)

Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 See Section 4

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:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 43,114,063.

14. Contact name:

M Nettleship, General Counsel & Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 307 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)

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

01603 684420

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

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Neil Whittaker

Contact address

Phone number & email

01603 684420

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

C: Additional information