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RNS Number : 2540G
UBS AG (EPT)
28 February 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                                                                    GKN plc                                                           
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:                                                                                                                         Connected advisor to , GKN Plc offeree to Melrose Industries PLC  
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                                                                                                                                27 February 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 Melrose Industries 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  
 10p ordinary                Buy               78888                       4.31702        GBP                    4.20333        GBP                   
 10p ordinary                Sell              375310                      4.31650       GBP                     4.21350        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         
 10p ordinary                CFD                          Long                                                                                                    133238                          4.297826        GBP    
 10p ordinary                CFD                          Long                                                                                                    140532                          4.27993331        GBP  
 10p ordinary                CFD                          Short                                                                                                   408                             4.2948        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:  28 February 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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