Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
18 October 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     MELROSE PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST


     HBOS 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.


     HSDL Nominees Limited                                                     5
     Nortrust Nominees A/c CMI10                                         751,417
     Nortrust Nominees A/c CMM13                                       4,530,387
     Nortrust Nominees A/c CM106                                       9,988,845


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 October 2006 (received at registered office 16 October 2006)


12)  Total holding following this notification

     15,270,654
     
               

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)


     5.939%



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 October 2006





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