8th Aug 2007 07:00
Morgan Sindall PLC08 August 2007 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying Morgan Sindall plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification: Acquisition 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 which the 6 August 2007 threshold is crossed or reached: 6 Date on which issuer notified: 7 August 2007 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11% 8 Notified details: Standard Life Investments Ltd acquired 50,000 voting rights A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rightsGB0008085614 4,675,045 4,675,045 Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0008085614 3,074,051 3,074,051 1,650,994 7.215% 3.875% B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights that % of voting rightsinstrument date Period/Date may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,725,045 11.090% 9 Chain of controlled undertakings through Standard Life Investments Ltd 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: I 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 entities) Alison Kennedy Corporate Governance Manager - Engagement Standard Life Investments Ltd Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 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 Ltd Contact address Phone number 0131 245 2289 Other useful information (eg functional relationshipwith the person or legal entity subject to thenotification obligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Morgan Sindall Group