Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
28 March 2007





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

Melrose 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 financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )


Other (please specify) :                                                   ( X )

Notification of holdings held prior to the 20th of January 2007


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

Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited

 

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

HSBC Global Custoday Nominee (UK) Limited
 
JPM Chase Nominees Limited

Nortrust Nominees Limited

ROY Nominees Limited

Vidacos Nominees Limited



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

n/a



6. Date on which issuer notified:

23rd March 2007



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

n/a



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering
if possible using the           transaction         
ISIN CODE                               
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB0033679068           n/a                    n/a

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  

if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct       Indirect      Direct    Indirect  
                                                   
GB0033679068         13,276,897        13,276,897   n/a           5.16%     n/a

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

13,276,897                    5.16%

 



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

Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited is a segregated business unit within 
Credit Suisse Group (CSG) with an independent management structure and exercises
its voting rights independently from other parts of CSG.


 


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:


 

14. Contact name:

Ross Keogh

 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7883 9746








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