Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
15 May 2006


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     MELROSE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND
     INDIRECT 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

     NO-BENEFICIAL

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                 3,700,774
     NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                       2,484,050
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                      2,464,203
     HSBC BANK PLC                                 701,180
     MELLON BANK                                    87,000
     BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                      52,000
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                     15,913,700
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                        912,600
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                        843,996

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

     11 MAY 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     27,159,503
               
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)

     10.56%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     GARRY BARNES   01789 761020

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

     GARRY BARNES

     Date of Notification 15 MAY, 2006





                     


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