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:

16 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'

YESGKN 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

3276475

2.28050 GBP

2.24200 GBP

48/7p ordinary

Sell

2952967

2.28100 GBP

2.155838 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

1043215

2.2661 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

6819

2.26954538788679 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

20900

2.273816 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

529

2.271818 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2118

2.27983002832861 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

7395

2.27883029073698 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

166

2.27981927710843 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

3321

2.27980728696176 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

18641

2.26925915991631 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

178244

2.27115414824622 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

292193

2.269 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

467509

2.26489047 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

53024

2.265754 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

70174

2.267606 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

20746

2.264783 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

7361

2.272862 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

308

2.2585 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

3791

2.260253 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

14244

2.265328 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

11719

2.272167 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

13534

2.263127 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

977

2.257421 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

19619

2.268887 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

2149

2.2735272219637 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

8000

2.25683125 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

34750

2.27334302158273 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

32690

2.27390027531355 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

47411

2.27532070616524 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

5273

2.27538403186042 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

26049

2.27366309647203 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

33236

2.25683144782766 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

26666

2.27336045901148 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

51776

2.2728405052534 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

2000

2.269442 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

800

2.2721 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

4400

2.267991 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

10081

2.26 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

6948

2.26137 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

23494

2.268848 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:

19 February 2018

Contact name:

Wendy Dent

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 atmonitoring@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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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