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:

29 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

1345640

2.34000 GBP

2.30018 GBP

48/7p ordinary

Sell

1058080

2.34201 GBP

2.3000 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

104215

2.3 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4672

2.322209 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2600

2.313909 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

776

2.321512 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

11429

2.313947 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

10480

2.307586 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

24840

2.317045 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

15563

2.323608 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2323

2.32313 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

999

2.333506 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2600

2.341 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

20714

2.31293762672589 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2400

2.335248 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

4196

2.313301 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

30756

2.3133 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

566

2.313304 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

753

2.313293 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

2002

2.314672 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

10000

2.3203474 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

226614

2.329513 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

10000

2.3333052 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

35300

2.313428 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

40680

2.316133 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

306166

2.3275232 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

1500

2.303133 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

8392

2.313444 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

11231

2.314212 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

105470

2.3222199 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

13076

2.31976 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

37076

2.316019 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

2475

2.314287 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

3461

2.31376 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

1399

2.30944 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

43

2.3161 GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

182978

2.32232001 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:

30 January 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.

GKN plc published this content on 30 January 2018 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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