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WSP Group PLC03 April 2006 Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Name of companyWSP Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC, through Gerrard Ltd, Barclays Global Investors Ltd, BarclaysCapital Securities Ltd and Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 as in 2 above Barclays PLC 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 390,090Chase Nominees Ltd 29,401Chase Nominees Ltd 93,152Chase Nominees Ltd 29.624Chase Nominees Ltd 19,422JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 38,277JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 66,730JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 24,283JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 37,928JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 479,931JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 883.727JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 280,461JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 36,384RC Greig Nominees Limited 2,000RC Greig Nominess Limited GP1 1,500 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired n/a 6. Percentage of issued class n/a 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed n/a 8. Percentage of issued class n/a 9. Class of securityOrdinary Shares of 5p 10. Date of transaction 30 March 2006 11. Date company informed 3 April 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 2,412,910 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification.3.98 per cent 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queriesGraham Bisset, Company Secretary 020 7314 5000 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Graham BissetCompany Secretary3 April 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Barclays