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Threadneedle Asset Mangmt Hldgs Ltd25 April 2008 Amendment: This disclosure replaces announcement number 9609S released at 13.57on 23rd April 2008. The number of conditional placing shares was incorrectlystated. .FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings LtdCompany dealt in Melrose PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinarybeing disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 22/04/08 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 15,623,121 11.688%(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 15,623,121 11.688% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: DetailsOrdinary 18,600,000 conditional placing shares resulting in a potential holding of 34,223,121 shares representing 6.884% of the potential enlarged share capital of 497,123,860 shares 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)See 3(d) below (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Option money paid/name,e.g. selling, securities to price American, received per unitcall option purchasing, which the option European etc. (Note 5) varying etc. relates (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 23/04/2008 Contact name Sharyn Sharp Telephone number 01793 363062 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Melrose