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RNS Number : 5425G
UBS AG (EPT)
02 March 2018

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:                                                                                                                                                                                01 March 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               3144937                     2.28400        GBP                    2.22700        GBP                   
 48/7p ordinary              Sell              1959451                     2.28400        GBP                    2.22700       GBP                    


(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.g. CFD  Nature of dealinge.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                                                                                                    475                             2.24781052631579        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    29773                           2.257601        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    6048                            2.260055        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    20778                           2.245233        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    88475                           2.228        GBP             
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    19586                           2.256838        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    48263                           2.257217        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    3067                            2.256858        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    12405                           2.24425070536074        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    24805                           2.25001088490224        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    83720                           2.24640145723841        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    4000                            2.25894        GBP           
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    1788                            2.24780760626398        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    7383                            2.24341189218475        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    84829                           2.24168185408292        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    12000                           2.244658        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Long                                                                                                    371481                          2.2565013        GBP         
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   180                             2.25        GBP              
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   6667                            2.25385799        GBP        
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   3323                            2.241965        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   30773                           2.251688        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   33034                           2.237241        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   9892                            2.234221        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   37843                           2.235386        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   13829                           2.236235        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   1487722                         2.235846        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   283961                          2.257638        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   123                             2.254309        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   9887                            2.22988793        GBP        
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   1449                            2.24534851621808        GBP  
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   11500                           2.244707        GBP          
 48/7p ordinary              CFD                          Short                                                                                                   80042                           2.232633        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  Typee.g. American, European etc.  Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           


(ii)        Exercise

 Class of relevant security  Product descriptione.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 dealinge.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:  02 March 2018        
 Contact name:        Wendy Dent           
 Telephone number:    +44 (0)207 568 1245  


Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 1245

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 at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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