Holding in Company

nanoUniverse PLC
8 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 above

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 above

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

3,330,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

9.5%

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

8 May 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,730,000


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.73%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Kiran Sidhu - 020 7920 7120

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

     Date of notification 8 May 2001