TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Morgan Sindall Group 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:	Standard life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) -5.088% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 5.088% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0%
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Vidacos Nominees \ HSBC
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):	12 June 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	15 June 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code

GB0008085614

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

2,070,878

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of
voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

2,253,908

1,066,840

1,187,068

2.409%

2.68%

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

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
2,253,908	5.088%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 5.088% comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 5.088% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0%
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 name:		Clare Sheridan, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7307 9200
16. Additional information:
17. Contact name:		GIOS@standardlife.com Standard Life Investments Ltd
18. Contact telephone number:		(0131) 245 6565

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