Holding(s) in Company

Renishaw PLC
19 February 2004




                                  SCHEDULE 10                                   
                                                                                
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                    

1. Name of company
                                                                       
Renishaw plc                                                           

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
                                                                       
HBOS plc and its subsidiaries                                          

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                2,440,817 shares                                    
Morgan Nominees Limited             393,625 shares                                 

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
                                                                       
Not notified                                                           

6. Percentage of issued class
                                                                       
Not notified                                                           

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
                                                                       
Not notified                                                           

8. Percentage of issued class
                                                                       
Not notified                                                           

9. Class of security
                                                                       
Ordinary shares of 20p each                                            

10. Date of transaction
                                                                       
Not notified                                                           

11. Date company informed
                                                                       
18th February 2004                                                     

12. Total holding following this notification
                                                                       
2,834,442  

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
                                                                       
3.89% 

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
                                                                       
19th February 2004                                                     



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