Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1957Y

Melrose PLC

02 July 2008

 



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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Change in the number of shares in issue	Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Lloyds TSB Group Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	State Street Nominees Ltd
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	1st July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	2nd July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Fallen below 6%

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
B23DKN2       Ord   GBP0.002	9,052,435	9,052,435	20,467,630		20,467,630		4.113

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
20,467,630	4.113

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

20,467,630 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

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:	Central Disclosure Unit
15. Contact telephone name:	[phone]

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

 

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