Holding in Company

nanoUniverse PLC
21 May 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

nanoUniverse plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Laxey Partners Ltd

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

As in 2

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

As in 2

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

615,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

1.77%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares

10)  Date of transaction

Not notified

11)  Date company informed

21 May 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,110,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.71%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Sarbjit Chauhan - 020 7920 7120

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

     Date of notification 21 May 2001