EPT Disclosure Melrose Plc

Form 38.5 (b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal Barclays Capital Securities Limited trader Company dealt in Melrose Plc Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.002 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11/03/2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 28,841 0.03% 78,919 0.06% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 78,732 0.06% 28,841 0.03% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 107,573 0.09% 107,760 0.09% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of Price per securities unit (Note 4) Purchase 22136 1.4651 Purchase 2752 1.4545 Sale 8772 1.4660 Sale 17476 1.4708 Total Purchases 24,888 Total Sales 26,248 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, (Note 5) securities unit (Note 6) (Note 4) e.g. CFD CFD Long 8772 1.4659 CFD Long 17476 1.4708 CFD Short 2752 1.4544 CFD Short 22136 1.4651 Total Long 26,248 Total Short 24,888 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (Note 4) varying etc. relates (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit call option (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of Details Price per unit (if transaction (Note applicable) (Note 4) 7) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 12/03/08 Contact name Barclays Plc Telephone number 0207 116 2913 Name of offeree/offeror with which FKI Plc connected Nature of connection (Note 9) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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