Holding(s) in Company

Renishaw PLC
20 March 2007


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of listed company

Renishaw plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

AEGON UK Group of Companies

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial 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 Group of Companies

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

AEGON UK Group of Companies
2,789,294 ordinary shares of 20 pence each

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not applicable

6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

3.83%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not applicable

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 20 pence

10. Date of transaction

Not applicable

11. Date listed company informed

19 March 2007

12. Total holding following this notification

2,789,294 ordinary shares of 20 pence

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

3.83%

14. Any additional information

This is a notification of an existing holding of a notifiable percentage of
voting rights under TP7

AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of AEGON Asset Management UK plc, AEGON
Investment Management UK Ltd and AEGON ICVC

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mike Ratford 01453 524447

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

Allen Roberts, Group Finance Director and Company Secretary

Date of notification

20 March 2007


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