12th May 2008 17:21
FORM 8.3 ***AMENDMENT*** Amendment relates to conditional placing of new shares DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS GLOBAL EQUITY BUSINESS
UNIT Company dealt in Melrose Plc Class of relevant security to ORDINARY SHARES
which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 22nd April 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,571,302 (1.924) ORDINARY SHARES (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell TOTAL 2,571,302 (1.924)
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details Ordinary 3,600,000 conditional placing shares resulting in a potential holding of 6,171,302, representing 1.2414% of the potential enlarged share capital of 497,123,860. 3. DEALINGS (Note 4)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase / Sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 1. 77,645 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 2. 54,146 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 3. 178,275 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 4. 64,874 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 5. 46,484 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 6. 83,774 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 7. 20,433 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 8. 27,585 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 9. 74,579 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 10. 11,749 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 11. 104,207 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 12. 49,549 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 13. 154,267 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 14. 33,715 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 15. 57,212 GBP 1.5545 Purchase 16. 106,251 GBP 1.5545 See 3 (d ) below
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note 6) (Note 7) 5) e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
selling, securities to American, money e.g. call purchasing, which the price European date option varying option etc. paid/ etc. relates (Note received 7) per unit (Note 5) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) applicable) (Note 5) Participation in placing See paragraph 2 (c ) above 4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 12 May 2008 Contact name ANDREW BEECH / Telephone number 020 7475 6030 /
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror Melrose Plc Advisor with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
vendorRelated Shares:
MelroseCommerzbk Uk Nt