9 August 2011
Melrose PLC
VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, we would like to notify the market of the following:
Following the capital reorganisation described in a Circular to members dated 22 July 2011 (the "Circular") and approved at the general meeting on 8 August 2011, the share capital now consists of:
• 390,961,043 'Ordinary shares' of 14/55 pence each with voting rights,
• 50,000 '2009 Incentive shares' of £1 each with no voting rights, and
• 497,586,779 'C shares' of 75 pence each with no voting rights.
Melrose PLC holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Melrose PLC as at 9 August 2011 is 390,961,043.
The above figure (390,961,043) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Melrose PLC under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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