EPT Disclosure Melrose Plc

Form 38.5 (b)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                       (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)





1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal      Barclays Capital Securities Limited
trader
Company dealt in              Melrose Plc
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.002
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing               11/03/2008


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 2)

                                      Long                  Short

                              Number       (%)         Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities
                              28,841     0.03%        78,919      0.06%


(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)                      78,732     0.06%         28,841     0.03%

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total                         107,573    0.09%        107,760     0.09%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short

                              Number      (%)          Number      (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2)  Derivatives (other  than
options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)  Purchases and sales


     Purchase/sale  Number of   Price per
                    securities  unit (Note
                                4)

     Purchase       22136       1.4651
     Purchase       2752        1.4545
     Sale           8772        1.4660
     Sale           17476       1.4708


     Total Purchases  24,888

     Total Sales      26,248


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

     Product     Long/short  Number of       Price per
     name,       (Note 5)    securities      unit
                             (Note 6)        (Note 4)
     e.g. CFD
     CFD         Long        8772            1.4659
     CFD         Long        17476           1.4708
     CFD         Short       2752            1.4544
     CFD         Short       22136           1.4651


     Total Long  26,248
     Total Short 24,888


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note 4)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 6)



(ii) Exercising

     Product name, e.g.  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
     call option                                 (Note 4)



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


     Nature of           Details                 Price per unit (if
     transaction (Note                           applicable) (Note 4)
     7)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


     Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between
     the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting
     rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on
     this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or
     disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred
     to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                NO


     Date of disclosure                    12/03/08
     Contact name                          Barclays Plc
     Telephone number                      0207 116 2913
     Name of offeree/offeror with which    FKI Plc
     connected
     Nature of connection (Note 9)         ADVISOR


Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk