Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Melrose Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify): Placing shares and Open Offer shares

Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See additional information under 13.

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

01/07/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02/07/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 12%, 11% & 10%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B23DKN29

16,318,706

16,318,706

38,609,973

0

38,609,973

0%

7.759%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

38,609,973

7.759%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 41408 144,375 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 1,656,289 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891 16,250,490 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 9,651 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 1,004,794 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 1,430,682 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 2,792,121 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 3,078,920 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 5,492,721 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 3,578,721 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 2,959,775 BNY (OSC) Nominees Ltd A/c 219064 211,434

14 Contact name:

Company Secretary, Threadneedle group

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 464 5000