GKN : Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Melrose Amendment

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 5320C released at 11:05 am on the 22nd January 2018. Amendment made to Announcement type. All other information remains unchanged

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Melrose Industries plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	GKN Plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	19 January 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state 'N/A'	YES GKN Plc

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
48/7p ordinary	Buy	2732173	2.36000 GBP	2.31400 GBP
48/7p ordinary	Sell	4532110	2.36000 GBP	2.31400 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	578	2.346888 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	1962932	2.3346 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	12160	2.329 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	430495	2.3251 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	7957	2.343521 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	800	2.342 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	5000	2.345 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	2700	2.342037 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	46600	2.333914 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	258	2.3334 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	4400	2.340086 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	158803	2.357 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Long	120154	2.321461 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	135753	2.335475 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	278667	2.333105 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	138236	2.336075 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	8868	2.326038 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	75947	2.330155 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	5663	2.326004 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	7000	2.331437 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	34847	2.343615 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	57456	2.330107 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	19452	2.332944 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	1270	2.326 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	100	2.33427 GBP
48/7p ordinary	CFD	Short	158803	2.357 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none '

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

Date of disclosure:	22 January 2018
Contact name:	Wendy Dent
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel [e-mail]

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.