Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
16 January 2007



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     MELROSE PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST


     LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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                      34,117

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363                     289,723

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 636544                     120,083

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245                     628,690

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206                   6,766,956

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203                     500,000

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995                     525,677

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 999392                      24,964

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 978777                     700,000

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 630591                   5,238,603

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509                     448,494

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924434                     476,424


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


     N.A.
     

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed 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
     listed 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 listed company informed


     12 JANUARY 2007


12)  Total holding following this notification


     15,753,731
               

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)


     6.12%



14)  Any additional information


     -


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


     RICHARD KEEN
     01789 761020


16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification


     RICHARD KEEN



     Date of Notification     17 JANUARY 2007




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
                  ADD