Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
03 May 2006



             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     Melrose plc

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SVG Capital plc and SVG Investment Managers Limited

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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

     As 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.

     The Northern Trust Company (as nominee)              7,124,053
     Chase Nominees Ltd a/c CMBL (as nominee)               346,000
     HSBC Bank plc (as nominee)                           3,662,556

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     n.a.

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     n.a.

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     n.a.

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     n.a.

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each

10)  Date of transaction

     n.a.

11)  Date listed company informed

     3 May 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     11,132,609
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     4.33%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Richard Keen         01789 761020

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     Richard Keen         

     Date of Notification ...............3 May 2006



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