Holding in Company

Renold PLC
1 February 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

RENOLD PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARY 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



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

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES MGG            6,460,240
PRUDENTIAL CLIENT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) LTD PAC A/C   5,458,554
                                                     11,918,794

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

200,000

8)   (0.29%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

30.1.01

11)  Date company informed

31.1.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

11,918,794
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

17.19

14)  Any additional information

SEE BELOW SCHEDULE FROM M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

KEITH DRACUP
0161 498 5421

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification 1 FEBRUARY 2001


               NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR RENOLD ORD GBP0.25
                         as at 30 January 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 69,311,971
ORD GBP0.25 shares

                  Registered Holder                Holding        %
Prudential plc                                     11,918,794  17.19      Total
                                                                     Notifiable
                                                                       Interest
              
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG        6,460,240
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    5,458,554
M&G Group 
Limited                                            11,918,794  17.19
                  CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG        6,460,240
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    5,458,554

M&G Investment
Management                                        11,918,794   17.19
Limited           CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG       6,460,240
                  PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC   5,458,554


M&G Limited                                       11,918,794   17.19
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG        6,460,240
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    5,458,554


The Prudential
Assurance
Company Limited                                    5,458,554    7.87
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC    5,458,554