Morgan Sindall Group Regulatory News (MGNS)

26 Feb 2008 16:18

Morgan Sindall PLC26 February 2008 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the Morgan Sindall plc underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification: Aquisition of voting rights 3 Full name of person(s) subject to the Standard Life Investments Ltd notification obligation: 4 Full name of shareholders(s): Vidacos Nominees 5 Date of the transaction and date on 25 February 2008 which the threshold is crossed or reached: 6 Date on which issuer notified: 26 February 2008 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 13% reached: 8 Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the triggering transactionshares If possibleusing the ISINcode Number of shares Number of voting rights 5,190,720 5,190,720 GB0008085614Class/type of Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares If possibleusing the ISIN Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightscode Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 5,564,931 3,330,134 2,234,797 7.780% 5.221% GB0008085614 B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument date Period/Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights5,564,931 13.002% 9 Chain of controlled undertakings Standard Life Investments Ltd through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10 Name of the proxy holder: 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: 14 Contact for further information: M Nettleship, Company Secretary 15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 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 Standard Life Investments Ltdentities) Contact address (registered office for legalentities) Phone number 0131 245 2289 Other useful information (at least legalrepresentative for legal persons)B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Alison Kennedy, Corporate Governance Manager - Engagement Standard Life Investments LtdContact address Phone number 0131 245 2289 Other useful information (eg functionalrelationship with the person or legal entitysubject to the notification obligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange