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
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation:
Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London
Bank of New York, London
The Northern Trust Company, London
Mellon Bank, N.A., London
State Street Bank and Trust Company, London
National Westminster Bank Plc
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):
12.07.16
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13.07.16
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 14%
8: Notified Details
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code
GB0008085614
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
6,194,562
Percentage ofvoting rights
Direct
Indirect
6,269,414
14.05%
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
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Exerciseprice
Expirationdate
Exercise/Conversionperiod
Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to
% of voting rights
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial 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 name:
Clare Sheridan, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7307 9200
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)
Lori A. Weber
Assistant Secretary
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
954-847-2283
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information