Renew Holdings Regulatory News (RNWH)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Renew Holdings plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES 

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

 NO

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 NO

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 NO

Other (please specify):

NO

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

 Gartmore Investment Limited

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

 See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 22nd July 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 23rd July 2009

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

 16%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 GB0005359004

8,477,691 

8,477,691

9,607,672

9,607,672

16.040%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 9,607,672

16.040% 

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

Share Description/Fund Managing Company

Shares 

Held

% of Issued 

Share Capital

UK Registered Owner

Beneficial Owner

Equities

Renew Holdings plc ORD GBP0.10

Gartmore Fund Managers Limited

Gartmore Investment Limited

2,233,478

2,450,216

718,911

4,148,008

3.729%

4.091%

1.200%

6.925%

HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd

Nortrust Nominees Limited

Gartmore Growth Opportunities

Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303

Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies

Strathclyde Pension Fund

Gartmore Growth Opportunities plc

The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited

9,550,613

15.945%

Contract for Difference

Renew Holdings Plc CFD Contract 0535900

Gartmore Investment Limited

14,147

42,912

0.024%

0.072%

Lyxor-Gartmore Quant EU GS Carveout

Lyxor-Gartmore Quantitative Europe GS Carevout

The Alphagen Regulus GS Carveout

57,059

0.095%

9,607,672

16.040%

Proxy Voting:

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:

Company email address to send TR1's

laura.hughes@renewholdings.com

ben.feather@renewholdings.com

All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 59,898,927 as provided by Exshare

Email contact RDU@gartmore.com

14. Contact name:

 RDU

15. Contact telephone number:

 0207 782 2324