Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
30 January 2008




                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
JPM Chase Nominees Limited
Nortrust Nominees Limited
ROY Nominees Limited
Vidacos Nominees Limited
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

29/01/08
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30/01/08
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

GB00B23DKN29           4,653,968              4,653,968
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

GB00B23DKN29         4,653,968         4,653,968  N/A             3.48%     N/A
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

4,653,968                     3.48%     
 

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

Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited is a segregated business unit within 
Credit Suisse Group (CSG) with an independent management structure and exercises
its voting rights independently from other parts of CSG.


 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the 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:

Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited is making this disclosure in its capacity 
as discretionary investment manager.
 

14. Contact name:

Wendy Lark
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7883 9757


 
 




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