Holding in Company

Renishaw PLC
19 November 2001




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:
AEGON UK plc Group of Companies

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

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
400,000 shares

6   Percentage of issued class:
0.55%

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 20 pence each

10  Date of transaction:
not given

11  Date company informed:
16th November 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
2,496,899

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.43%

14  Contact name for queries:
Allen Roberts

15 Contact telephone number:
01453 524524

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Allen Roberts

17  Date of notification:
19th November 2001


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