TR-1 Replacement

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: 

RENOLD PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Placing

×

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

Gartmore Investment Limited 

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd

Nortrust Nominees Limited

Gartmore Growth Opportunities

BNY GIL Clt Account Nominees Ltd

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

11 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14th December 2009

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

11%

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

Indirect

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0007325078

N/A

N/A

25,620,448

25,620,48

11.669

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

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

25,620,448

11.669%

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

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:

All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 219,564,703 as provided by Exshare.

14. Contact name:

Hannah Woodcock, Legal Manager and Assistant Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

0161 498 4500