28 July 2015
MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015Melrose Industries PLC today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June
2015.
Highlights§§ Management action produced strong Elster profit improvement
§§ Brush is performing broadly in line with earlier indications in a tough market
§§ Melrose net debt at the half year was £742 million, representing a leverage of 2.7x
§§ The Board has declared an interim dividend of 2.8p (2014: 2.8p) to be paid on 3 September 2015
§§ Proposed sale of Elster to Honeywell for £3.3 billion, a multiple of 3.1x 2014 revenue and 14.3x 2014 headline1 EBITDA2
§§ The current intention is to return over £2 billion to shareholders following the sale

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