Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4033N
McAlpine (Alfred) PLC
06 February 2008


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


Alfred McAlpine plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : Existing positions requiring disclosure under the new
Disclosure and Transparency Rules ( )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


UBS Investment Bank


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


UBS AG London Branch


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):


01/02/08


6. Date on which issuer notified:


05/02/08


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


5%


8. Notified details:







A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the
using the ISIN CODE                    Triggering transaction (vi)
                                   Number of    Number of voting
Odinary shares of 25p each         shares       Rights (viii)

GB0005645394                       -            -


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
if possible using                      (ix)
the ISIN CODE
                                       Direct (x) Indirect (xi)  Direct     Indirect
Ordinary shares of
25p each
GB0005645394         5,635,009         5,635,009        -        5.49           -


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights
instrument                                       acquired if the
                                                 instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted.

N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
rights                 rights

5,635,009              5.49


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


N/A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A


13. Additional information:


N/A


14. Contact name:


Stephanie Coffey, Deputy Group Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7930 6255



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