Holding(s) in Company

Renishaw PLC
25 July 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                                
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying      Renishaw plc                    
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights            
are attached:                                                                    
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                              
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                 X    
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in          
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are      
attached                                                                         
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 
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Other (please specify):______________                                            
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to    AEGON UK Group of Companies              
notification obligation:                ------------------------                 
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                               
different from 3):                                       
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5. Date of transaction (and date on     24 July 2007                             
which the threshold is crossed or                       
reached if different):                                                           
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6. Date on which issuer notified:       25 July 2007                             
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or  3-2%                                     
reached:                                                 
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8: Notified Details                                                                   
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                   
Class/type   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering         
of shares    the triggering          transaction                                      
             transaction                                                              
If possible                                                                           
use ISIN                                                                              
code                                                                                  
GB0007323586                                                                          
             Number of   Number of   Number of   Number of voting     Percentage of   
             shares      voting      shares      rights               voting rights   
                         rights                                                       
                                                 Direct      Indirect Direct  Indirect

             2,456,473   2,456,473   2,156,473   2,156,473   -        2.96%   0.00%                                     
                                                 
                                              

B: Financial Instruments                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of         Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting     Percentage of  
financial       date           conversion      rights that may   voting rights  
instrument                     period/date     be acquired (if                  
                                               the instrument                   
                                               exercised/                       
                                               converted)                       
                                                                                

 
Total (A+B)                                                                     
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights             
                           
2,456,473                               2.96% 

 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                      
AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:                            
AEGON Asset Management UK plc                                                   
AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd.                                             
AEGON ICVC                                                                      

 
Proxy Voting:                                                                   
10. Name of proxy holder:                                                       
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder                                        
will cease to hold:                                                             
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                             
cease to hold voting rights:                                                    

 
13. Additional information:             AEGON UK Group of companies - parent    
                                        undertaking of:                         
                                        AEGON Asset Management UK plc           
                                        AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd.     
                                        AEGON ICVC                              
14 Contact name:                        Mike Ratford                            
15. Contact telephone                                                           
number:                                 01453 524447                            

 



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