Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
07 October 2005


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     MELROSE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND MR EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D

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.

     HOLDER                               SHARES
     STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN           2,925,147
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                2,222,938
     NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                 1,803,086
     HSBC BANK PLC                           766,980
     BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS               193,666
     MELLON BANK                               8,400
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               14,703,754
     JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                  840,196

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



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



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



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



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.1p EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date listed company informed

     7 OCT 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

     23,464,167
               
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)

     9.13%

14)  Any additional information

     MR EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3D IS A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND 
     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AND THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS NOTIFICATION
     IS COMBINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY, AND SHOULD
     NOT BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT THESE PARTIES ACT IN CONCERT IN RESPECT OF 
     THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS.

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     ROSS MCDONALD
     01789 761020

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

     Date of Notification      07 OCTOBER 2005



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