F&C Asset Management - Rule 8.3- (Melrose plc)-Amend

RNS Number:0964S
F&C Asset Management PLC
10 April 2008

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

*** AMENDED FORM TO INCLUDE LATE TRADES ***

(Replaces original RNS notification 9686R)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) F&C Asset Management plc

Company dealt in Melrose plc

Class of relevant security to which the GBP0.002 Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing 08/04/08

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 2,833,655 2.12% -

(2) Derivatives (other than options) -

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell -

Total 2,833,655 2.12% -

(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

-

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)

Purchases 107,730 GBP 1.4732

47,491 (late trade) GBP 1.4688

2,509 (late trade) GBP 1.4687

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)

e.g. CFD
-

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 5)

-

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

-

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

-

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.
none

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
NO

Date of disclosure 09/04/2008. Amended/reissued on 10/04/08

Contact name Mike Bassi

Telephone number 0131 718 1093

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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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