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Melrose PLC20 May 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Melrose PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity InternationalLimited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d,a principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 In respect of shareholder named in 2 above 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 - 1,271,169Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd - 414Bank of New York Brussels - 8,166HSBC Bank - 34,080Northern Trust - 74,886State Str BK and TR Co London - 141,947 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 0.1p each 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed 17 May 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 1,530,662 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 11.67% 14. Any additional information These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notificationsof interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarityand efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. andits direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or inconcert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required tosubmit these notifications on a joint basis. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Simon Peckham, 020 7716 5820 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of notification 20 May 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Melrose