Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
27 February 2007



                                                                    

 

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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 
n/a see additional information

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (   )
 

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:                          (   )

   

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

 

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
 

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


n/a

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:


23/02/07

 

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


Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)

Above 3% (L&G)

 

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 
                                                                
                                                                      
GBP Ord 0.001                 15,753,731   6.12%                                                 
                          (Under S-198 on 12/01/07)                                            

 

                     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  
                                                                                      
GBP Ord 0.001        15,820,578      15,820,578   852,699         6.15%     0.33%                                       
             
                                                                                      

 

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 

                                        
16,673,277                        6.48%             
                                        

 

 

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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)(Group)
(16,673,277 - 6.48% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management(Holdings)Limited
(LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect)(16,673,277 - 6.48% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited(Indirect)(LGIM)
(16,673,277 - 6.48% = Total Position)


Legal & General Group Plc(Direct)(L&G)(15,820,578 - 6.15% = LGAS,LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management    Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
(Holdings)Limited(Direct)(LGIMHD)        Limited (Direct)(LGIH)
(7,884,444 - 3.06% = PMC)                (7,936,134 - 3.08%)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions      Legal & General Assurance Society 
Management) Limited (PMC)                Limited (LGAS&LGPL)(7,936,134 - 3.08%)
(7,884,444 - 3.06% = PMC) 

                                         Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                         (Direct)(LGPL)


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


N/A

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


N/A

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


N/A

 

13. Additional information:

               Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                   257,119,989

                    First notification under DTR Sourcebook

14. Contact name:


Helen Lewis

 

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7528 6742

 

 




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