EPT Disclosure Melrose Plc

Form 38.5 (b)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)


Note: The rule 38.5(b) disclosure issued previously for the below deal date
contained an incorrect Short position, this has been amended in this disclosure.


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal      Barclays Capital Securities Limited
trader
Company dealt in              FKI Plc
Class of relevant security    GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing               22/02/2008


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                      Long                  Short

                              Number       (%)         Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities
                            1,986,190     0.34%       238,620     0.04%

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)                      238,620     0.04%      2,075,029    0.35%


(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total                       2,224,810     0.39%       2,313,649    0.39%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short

                              Number       (%)          Number       (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)  Purchases and sales


     Purchase/sale  Number of         Price per
                    securities        unit (Note
                                      4)

     Purchase       47102             .6910
     Purchase       40000             .6751
     Purchase       55604             .6922
     Sale           8498              .7049
     Sale           9384              .7000
     Sale           75000             .7033
     Sale           17205             .6959
     Sale           67476             .6845
     Sale           14066             .7000


     Total  Purchases  142,706
     Total  Sales      191,629


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)


     Product     Long/short   Number of        Price per
     name,       (Note 5)     securities       unit (Note
                              (Note 6)         4)
     e.g. CFD
     CFD         Long         17205            0.6959
     CFD         Long         8498             0.7049
     CFD         Long         14066            0.7
     CFD         Long         75000            0.7033
     CFD         Long         67476            0.6844
     CFD         Long         9384             0.7
     CFD         Short        55604            0.6921
     CFD         Short        47102            0.6909
     CFD         Short        40000            0.675



     Total Long   191,629
     Total Short  142,706



(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note 4)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 6)



(ii) Exercising

     Product name, e.g.  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
     call option                                 (Note 4)



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


     Nature of           Details                 Price per unit (if
     transaction (Note                           applicable) (Note 4)
     7)


4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


     Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between
     the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting
     rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on
     this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or
     disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred
     to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be stated.



Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                NO


     Date of disclosure                    28/02/08
     Contact name                          Barclays Plc
     Telephone number                      0207 116 2913
     Name of offeree/offeror with which    FKI Plc
     connected
     Nature of connection (Note 9)         ADVISOR


Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk