Holding(s) in Company

Renishaw PLC
27 March 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Renishaw plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( x ) Initial disclosure under the Financial Services
Authority's Disclosure Transparency Rules


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


Standard Life Investments Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


Vidacos Nominees


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):


23 March 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


27 March 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Indirect voting rights exceed 4% and total voting rights exceed 6%


8. Notified details:

Initial disclosure under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure
Transparency Rules





A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of       Number of voting Rights
                                        shares          (viii)

Ordinary 20p                            Initial         Initial disclosure
                                        disclosure
GB0007323586



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible  Number of  Number of voting    % of voting
using the ISIN CODE               shares     rights (ix)         rights

                                  Direct     Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect
                                             (x)    (xi)

                                  Below 3%   Below   3,303,904   Below   4.539%
                                             3%                  3%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)







Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

     4,576,944                               6.288%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Standard Life Investments Ltd


Proxy Voting: N/A


10. Name of the 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:

.................


14. Contact name:

Contact name from the issuer: Norma Tang, Assistant Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:


01453 524482




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