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 25/03/2008 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 20,765 0.01% 84,959 0.07% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 84,772 0.06% 20,765 0.02% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 105,537 0.07% 105,724 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 9500 1.3401 Sale 4902 1.3402 Sale 17262 1.3500 Totals Purchase 9500 Sale 22164 (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 17262 1.35 CFD Long 4902 1.3401 CFD Short 9500 1.3401 Totals Long 22164 Short 9500 (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. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 7) applicable) (Note 4) 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 26/03/08 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

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