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 19 June 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 137,152 0.10% 112,597 0.09% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 112,411 0.09% 137,152 0.10% (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0.00% 0 0.00% Total 249,563 0.19% 249,749 0.19% (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 14,213 1.4725 Sale 14,213 1.4500 Sale 532 1.4822 Purchase 532 1.4662 Sale 6,788 1.4690 Sale 10,700 1.4555 Purchase 12,790 1.4557 Total Purchases 27,535 Total Sales 32,233 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, (Note 5) securities unit e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 4) CFD Short 12,790 1.4557 CFD Short 532 1.4662 CFD Long 6,788 1.4690 CFD Long 532 1.4822 CFD Long 10,700 1.4555 Total Long 18,020 Total Short 13,322 (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. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 20 June 2008 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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