Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
14 February 2005



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Melrose PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect 
subsidiaries, and Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d, a principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or 
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

In respect of shareholder named 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

JP Morgan, Bournemouth - 1,132,961
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd - 355
Bank of New York Brussels - 9,100
HSBC Bank - 39,512
Northern Trust - 74,603
State Str BK and TR Co London - 55,469

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

6. Percentage of issued class

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

8. Percentage of issued class

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 0.1p each

10. Date of transaction

11. Date company informed

9 February 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

1,312,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.0%

14. Any additional information

These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are 
combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. 
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr 
Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to 
submit these notifications on a joint basis.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Simon Peckham, 020 7716 5820

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

Date of notification

14 February 2005


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