Holding in Company

Renold PLC
17 August 2001

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company :

RENOLD PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest :

Prudential plc

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 :

ABOVE SHAREHOLDER

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 Nominees (UK) Limited PAC a/c 4,825,000


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired :



6) Percentage of issued class :



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed :

Not disclosed

8) Percentage of issued class :

-

9) Class of security :

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10) Date of transaction :

-

11) Date company informed :

17 August 2001

12) Total holding following this notification :

11,285,240

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification :

16.28

14) Any additional information :

The total holding has not been reduced by a percentage point - however the
holding of an individual company included in the total holding has reduced by
a percentage point.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries :

KEITH DRACUP 0161-498-4521

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

G R NEWTON
COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification 17 August 2001