Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5630Z

Melrose PLC

21 July 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications 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 Ord 0.2p

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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	Yes
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Artemis Investment Management Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Artemis Special Situations Witan Investment City of London Cash MT Income Fund L&G (Barclays) Income 2 BHS Pension Scheme First UK Bus Barclays UK Alpha L&G Barclays MM Alpha Fund Hampstead Heath (COL) BHS Senior Management Scheme City of London Pension Artemis Income Fund Prudential Staff Pension Scheme Pearson L&G Barclays MM Alpha Series 2 SAUL HSBC UK Equity Income P&O Pension Scheme Institutional Equity Income Fund Charities Pool (COL) L&G (Barclays) Income 1 Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme BBC Pension Trust
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	10th July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	11th July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	7%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B23DKN29	34,397,796	34,397,796	34,397,796	34,397,796		6.91%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
34,397,796	6.91%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	Alistair Fleming
15. Contact telephone name:	0131 718 0411

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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