Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6766N

Melrose PLC

20 February 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Melrose PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached	no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights	no
Other (please specify):______________	no

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Standard Life Investments Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	19 February 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 February 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	9%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0033679068	46,965,081	46,965,081	44,743,783	29,238,147	15,505,636	5.876%	3.116%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
44,743,783	8.992%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14 Contact name:	[e-mail] Standard Life Investments Ltd
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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