Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC 04 April 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY MELROSE PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP 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 AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 90,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363 1,282,500 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245 530,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206 4,317,391 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 747381 512,598 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203 480,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995 550,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612 6,688,500 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 978777 850,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509 325,000 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434 325,600 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.1 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date company informed 29 MARCH 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 15,951,589 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 6.20% 14) Any additional information - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries GARRY BARNES 01789 761020 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ...4 APRIL 2006....... The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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