19th Dec 2006 14:16
Melrose PLC19 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 3,540,858Northern Trust London 1,396,500HSBC Bank PLC 904,480State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 392,847Bank of New York Brussels 57,000JP Morgan, Bournemouth 23,436,400JP Morgan. Bournemouth 1,977,500JP 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 ..................... This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Melrose