6th May 2008 08:59
Renishaw PLC06 May 2008 TR-1: notification 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: | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | ||boxes) | |+-------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+|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): | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+---------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Newton Investment Management ||notification obligation(i): |Limited |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on |30/04/08 ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |01/05/08 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |Decreased from 3.02% to 2.98% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: |Sale of 29,747 shares | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation |Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |previous to the |transaction || |Triggering | ||if possible |transaction | ||using the +---------+-------+--------+-------------------+---------------------+|ISIN CODE |Number of|Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting rights || |Shares |of |of |rights | || | |Voting |shares | | || | |Rights +--------+-------+-----------+----------+----------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+------------+---------+-------+--------+-------+-----------+----------+----------+|ISIN |2,196,562|3.02% |N/A |N/A |2,166,562 |N/A |2.98% || | | | | | | | ||GB0007323586| | | | | | | |+------------+---------+-------+--------+-------+-----------+----------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|2,166,562 |2.98% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Newton Investment Management holds these shares as discretionary Investment ||Managers |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will |N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: | |+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Mike Ratford |+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |+44 (0)1453 524447 |+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+| | |+-------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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