Holding(s) in Company

Melrose PLC
19 December 2006




             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

MELROSE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an
     individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
     or children under the age of 18

NON BENEFICIAL

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

JP Morgan, Bournemouth            3,540,858
Northern Trust London             1,396,500
HSBC Bank PLC                       904,480
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn         392,847
Bank of New York Brussels            57,000
JP Morgan, Bournemouth           23,436,400
JP Morgan. Bournemouth            1,977,500
JP Morgan, Bournemouth            1,351,774


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)



9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.1 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

N/A

11)  Date listed company informed

18 DECEMBER 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

33,057,359
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

12.86%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD KEEN  01789 761020

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

GARRY BARNES

     Date of Notification ...   19 DECEMBER 2006  .....................





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