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               14/02/2008


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
                              0             0.00%     57,634       0.04%

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)                      49,292        0.04%     25,846       0.02%


(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total                         49,292       0.04%      83,480       0.06%

(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)


     Sale                  6728   1.4322
     Purchase               956   1.4326
     Purchase              6250   1.4326
     Sale                  2750   1.4399
     Sale                  7285   1.4302
     Purchase              1402   1.4328


    Total sales     16,763
    Total Purchases  8,608





(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         Short                 1402  1.4327
        CFD         Long                  2750  1.4398
        CFD         Short                  956  1.4326
        CFD         Short                 6250  1.4326
        CFD         Long                  7285  1.4302
        CFD         Long                  6728  1.4322

Total Short        8,608
Total Long        16,763



(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product      Writing,    Number of     Exerc  Type,     Expiry Option
name,        selling,    securities    ise    e.g.      date   money
e.g. call    purchasing  to which the  price  American         paid/received
option       varying     option               European         per unit
                         relates              etc.             etc.
                         (Note 6)                              (Note 4)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 4)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 7)                                         applicable) (Note 4)




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                         15/02/08
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