Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2774I

Melrose Industries PLC

20 March 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedⁱⁱ:			MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments						X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Bank of America Corporation
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, DE, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			14^th March 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			16^th March 2018
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.274%	5.084%		5.358%	1,941,200,503
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.734%	4.766%		5.500%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BZ1G4322		0		5,321,760			0%		0.274%


SUBTOTAL 8. A		5,321,760					0.274%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Right to Recall		N/A	N/A			158,684			0.008%
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			158,684			0.008%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash settlement^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Exchange Traded Fund	N/A		N/A		Cash Settled			6,828	0.004%
Swaps	27-Mar-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			360,111	0.019%
Swaps	29-Mar-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			3,238,434	0.167%
Swaps	30-Apr-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			15,812,855	0.815%
Swaps	07-Jun-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			44,228	0.002%
Swaps	31-Aug-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			62,139	0.003%
Swaps	10-Sep-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			103,717	0.005%
Swaps	17-Sep-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			2,245	0.000%
Swaps	29-Oct-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			11,977,531	0.617%
Swaps	31-Oct-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			6,073,542	0.313%
Swaps	17-Dec-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			9,092,342	0.468%
Swaps	31-Dec-2018		N/A		Cash Settled			294,886	0.015%
Swaps	25-Jan-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			521,586	0.027%
Swaps	31-Jan-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			134,146	0.007%
Swaps	14-Feb-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			8,146,000	0.420%
Swaps	15-Feb-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			45,634	0.002%
Swaps	21-Feb-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			4,425,300	0.228%
Swaps	22-Feb-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			2,928,700	0.151%
Swaps	28-Feb-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			40,084	0.002%
Swaps	04-Mar-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			338,000	0.017%
Swaps	29-Mar-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			6,688,809	0.345%
Swaps	04-Apr-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			5,000,000	0.258%
Swaps	10-Apr-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			1,352,000	0.070%
Swaps	15-Apr-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			7,093,543	0.365%
Swaps	30-Apr-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			163,207	0.008%
Swaps	31-May-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			81,097	0.004%
Swaps	31-Jul-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			6,700,996	0.345%
Swaps	30-Aug-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			41,158	0.002%
Swaps	30-Sep-2019		N/A		Cash Settled			4,106,700	0.212%
Swaps	15-Feb-2023		N/A		Cash Settled			3,655,766	0.188%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			98,531,584	5.079%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer^xiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)

Name^xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Bank of America Corporation

N/A

NB Holdings Corporation

N/A

BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited

N/A

BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited

N/A

ML UK Capital Holdings Limited

N/A

Merrill Lynch International

N/A

4.963%

5.237%

Name^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAC North America Holding Company	N/A	N/A	N/A
BANA Holding Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bank of America, National Association	N/A	N/A	N/A