Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2302O
Renishaw PLC
01 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Renishaw plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

AEGON UK plc Group of Companies

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Not notified

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Chase Nominees Ltd 3,645,018 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

36,016 shares

6. Percentage of issued class

0.05%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8. Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 20p each

10. Date of transaction

Not notified


11. Date company informed

31st July 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

3,645,018

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.01%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mike Ratford 01453 524447

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

A C G Roberts, Group Finance Director & Company Secretary

Date of notification

1st August 2003


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