Directorate Change

Melrose PLC
26 July 2005


                        Appointment of Perry Crosthwaite

                          Melrose PLC (the "Company")


Melrose PLC announces the appointment of Perry Crosthwaite as a Non Executive
Director with immediate effect.


Perry Crosthwaite has over 30 years experience as a director in the city of
London. Perry was a founding director of Henderson Crosthwaite Institutional
Brokers Limited, serving on the board until its acquisition by Investec Group
(UK) PLC in 1998. He became a director of Investec Bank (UK) Limited and
Chairman of the Investment Banking division until his retirement in 2004.


Peregrine Kenneth Oughton Crosthwaite (aged 56) is currently a non-executive
director of ToLuna plc and of the CIDA Foundation and has also been a director
of Investec Bank (UK) Limited, Technology Nominees Limited, Quay Nominees
Limited and Henderson Crosthwaite Institutional Brokers Limited in the previous
five years.


As at the date of this announcement, Perry Crosthwaite holds 150,000 ordinary
shares in the Company.


There are no other matters which are required to be announced as required under
paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.


Enquiries:

M: Communications

Tom Hampson                     020 7153 1522

"Notes to Editors"


Melrose PLC was established in October 2003 with a stated strategy of acquiring
companies and businesses whose performance the Melrose Directors believe can be
improved to create shareholder value.


Melrose recently acquired the Dynacast Group, the manufacturer of precision
diecast components and the McKechnie Group, the supplier of specialist
engineering products from Cinven and others for £429 million.


The McKechnie Group's principal division is Aerospace OEM, which supplies safety
critical aerospace components to the global aerospace industry.





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