Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
04 January 2008



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:                               ( X )


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) :                                                   (   )



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

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
 

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

See schedule below
 

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

19 December 2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 December 2007
 

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

5%
 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

    ISIN
GB00033679068          6,714,063              6,714,063
 



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  

    ISIN
GB00033679068                                       6,423,194                 4.80%
 



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 

6,423,194                     4.80%

 

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


                         See schedule below 




Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

290,869 shares
 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

19 December 2007
 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

David Merryweather
 

15. Contact:

[e-mail]





FIL

Issuer name:                        MELROSE PLC

Current ownership percentage:       4.80%

Total shares held:                  6,423,194

Issued share capital:               133,665,029




                                                                                               Management 
                                       Shares held           Nominee                           Company
                                                                                 

Fidelity International Limited             520,937           JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             FII
(FIL) is the parent holding                305,750           JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             FIL
company for various direct and           4,480,683           JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             FISL
indirect subsidiaries, including           144,701           JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             FPM
Fidelity Fund Management Limited           752,000           NORTHERN TRUST LONDON              FPM
(FFML), Fidelity Investment                219,123           STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S     FPM
Services Limited (FISL), Fidelity 
Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity 
Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited 
(FIAKL), Fidelity Investments 
Management (Hong Kong) Limited 
(FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management 
(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan 
(FIJ) and Fidelity Investments 
International (FII), Investment 
managers for various non-US 
investment companies and 
institutional clients.







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