Clarification of Interest

nanoUniverse PLC
27 July 2000


Further to RNS No 5191O released on 26 July 2000 at 17.39, the issuer has
submitted the following for clarification purposes.

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                               nanoUniverse plc
                                       
                      Notification of interest amendment

With  reference  to  the  announcement  dated  26  July  2000  concerning  the
notification of interest received from Friends Ivory & Sime which  incorrectly
implied  a disposal by The AIM Trust plc, there follows the full text  of  the
announcement received from Friends Ivory & Sime dated 6 July 2000.

'In  accordance  with the provision of Sections 198-202 of the  Companies  Act
1985, we give notice that, as a result of a sale of 550,000 ordinary shares of
1p  each  in the relevant share capital of your company ('Shares') on  5  July
2000  the following fund management company in the Friends Provident group  is
interested in the Shares referred to below through client holdings:

FIS

No. of Shares                  %
3,200,000                      9.77

Such interest includes the material interests of the client of Friends Ivory &
Sime referred to below:

Name of Client  No. of Shares  %               Name  of Registered
                                               Holder

The  AIM  Trust 2,950,000      9.01            Direct Nominees Ltd
Plc

Friends Provident Life Office, as the holding company of Friends Ivory &  Sime
plc, is also interested in the Shares referred to above.

This  notification supersedes all previous notifications given by  members  of
the Friends Provident group in relation to Shares.'