RNS Number : 9812B
Melrose PLC
04 November 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Disclosure of holdings follows the sale of Insight Investment Management X
Other (please specify): Limited on 2 November 2009. This notification supersedes any notifications
previously issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Lloyds Banking Group Plc
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See Section 9
different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on 02 November 2009
which the threshold is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 04 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Direct/Indirect remains below 6%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 0.2p Shares 29,846,260 29,846,260 2,719,814 2,719,814 26,277,830 0.547% 5.281%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
28,997,644 5.828%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
28,598,132 (5.747%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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: Notification using the Total Voting Rights
figure of 497,586,779
14. Contact name: Matt Wilson
15. Contact telephone number: 0113 235 7729
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