Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
04 August 2006


                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     Melrose plc

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect 
     subsidiaries

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

     Non beneficial

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn         3,535,374
     JP Morgan, Bournemouth              3,011,258
     Northern Trust London               2,639,550
     HSBC Bank PLC                         793,780
     Bank of New York Brussels              52,000
     JP Morgan, Bournemouth             21,233,910
     JP Morgan, Bournemouth                990,000
     JP Morgan, Bournemouth              1,183,696


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     n.a.

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

     n.a.

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     n.a.

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

     n.a.

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each

10)  Date of transaction

     n.a.

11)  Date listed company informed

     3 August 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

     33,439,568
               
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)

     13.01%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Richard Keen     01789 761020

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

     Garry Barnes

     Date of Notification

     4 August 2006



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