10 April 2015           

MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

Publication of the 2014 Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting

Melrose Industries PLC (the "Company") announces that it has now posted to shareholders its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2014, which contains the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") to be held at 11.00 am on 14 May 2015 at Barber-Surgeons' Hall, Monkwell Square, Wood Street, London, EC2Y 5BL.

The Company's preliminary results announcement on 4 March 2015 included, in addition to the preliminary financial results, the text of the Chairman's statement, Chief Executive's review and Finance Director's review, in each case as contained in the Annual Report. 

The appendix to this announcement sets out the disclosure on related party transactions and the Directors' responsibility statement contained in the Annual Report in accordance with Disclosure & Transparency Rule 6.3.5(2).

The Company confirms that an electronic copy of each of the Company's Annual Report for 2014, Notice of AGM and proxy form for the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, appointed by the Financial Conduct Authority, and will be available shortly for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2014 and Notice of AGM can be viewed at or downloaded from the Company's website at www.melroseplc.net/investors/reports

Enquiries:

Montfort Communications:
Charlotte McMullen/Sophie Blythe

mcmullen@montfort.london/blythe@montfort.london
+44 (0) 203 514 0897

APPENDIX

Related parties

Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

The Group did not enter into any significant transactions in the ordinary course of business with joint ventures during the current or prior year.

Sales to and purchases from Group companies are priced on an arm's length basis and generally are settled on 30 day terms.

Remuneration of key management personnel

The remuneration of the Directors, who are the key management personnel of the Group, is set out below in aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAS 24: "Related Party Disclosures".  Further information about the remuneration of individual Directors is provided in the audited part of the Directors' Remuneration report on pages 82 and 83 of the 2014 Annual Report.

Directors' responsibility statement

The responsibility statement below has been prepared in connection with the Company's full Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2014.  Certain parts thereof are not included within this announcement.

The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

·    the financial statements, prepared in accordance with the relevant financial reporting framework, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;

·    the Strategic Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face; and

·    the Annual Report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and understandable and provide the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company's performance, business model and strategy.

This responsibility statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 4 March 2015 and is signed on its behalf by Geoffrey Martin, Group Finance Director and Simon Peckham, Chief Executive.