FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser: Man Group Plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
                                                                     		N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
                                                                     		Melrose Industries plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
                                                                     		29th March 2018
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
     		YES / NO / N/A
If YES, specify which:
GKN plc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

  		48/7p ordinary
 

  		Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 0 0 0 0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

  		                                                                                                                                           30,257,308

  		1.5587 19,577,387

  		1.0085
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0 0 0
 

     TOTAL: 		                                                                                                                                           30,257,308

  		1.5587 19,577,387

  		1.0085

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale

  		Number of securities Price per unit

(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
(GBP)
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position          2,339 2.2528
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position          4,475 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position               62 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position          1,938 2.2532
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position          7,365 2.2523
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             279 2.2526
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position             922 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position          2,487 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position               57 2.2526
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position               55 2.2528
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position               54 2.2526
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             656 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        13,483 2.2532
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position             599 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             884 2.2526
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position             193 2.2528
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position          1,082 2.2537
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position          7,945 2.2526
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             363 2.2526
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        15,610 2.2192
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        66,940 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       170,197 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       176,967 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          4,263 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       209,725 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        49,065 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       171,804 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        85,996 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       124,090 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,989 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          4,315 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       147,061 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       212,253 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       120,471 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       173,875 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        75,231 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        48,257 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,162 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        57,189 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        46,850 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,785 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             332 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        16,337 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,383 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        24,707 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        19,255 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        48,958 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        50,905 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,227 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        60,328 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        14,114 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        49,420 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        27,955 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        35,718 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             860 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,243 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        42,331 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        61,094 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        34,675 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        50,047 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        15,300 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position        80,100 2.2471
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       302,858 2.2446
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       101,654 2.2525
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       197,300 2.2608
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       134,019 2.2630
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       250,673 2.2698
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       450,150 2.3094
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        94,436 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        70,726 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,706 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,461 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       120,972 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        83,814 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        99,095 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        68,658 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        81,583 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        39,666 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       100,849 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       104,862 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,528 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       124,269 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        29,071 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       101,797 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       260,380 2.2487
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        11,561 2.2587
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        43,244 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,947 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       181,110 2.2521
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        36,364 2.2503
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        63,920 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position          6,005 2.2507
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        50,554 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        37,116 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,529 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position       148,791 2.2521
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position          8,011 2.2587
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position       217,143 2.2418
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        64,215 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       260,118 2.2446
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        87,308 2.2525
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       169,458 2.2608
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       115,106 2.2630
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       215,298 2.2698
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       386,625 2.3094
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        77,447 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        60,709 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,464 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,112 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        71,942 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       103,838 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        85,059 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        58,933 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        34,033 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        86,526 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        89,970 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,168 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       106,621 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        24,943 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        87,341 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        16,990 2.2418
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             549 2.2587
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,934 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             404 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        11,387 2.2521
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          5,963 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          9,706 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             233 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             337 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        11,504 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        16,603 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,601 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          9,424 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          4,803 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        41,585 2.2446
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        13,958 2.2525
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        27,092 2.2608
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        18,402 2.2630
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        34,422 2.2698
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        61,811 2.3094
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,442 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,837 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        14,387 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             346 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        17,050 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          3,989 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,968 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position             561 2.2503
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          3,756 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        27,360 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,863 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        56,969 2.2446
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        19,121 2.2525
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        37,114 2.2608
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        25,210 2.2630
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        47,156 2.2698
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        84,677 2.3094
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          7,455 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        18,955 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        19,709 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             474 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        23,358 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,465 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        19,135 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          7,700 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,297 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             320 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             462 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        15,759 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        22,744 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        12,910 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        18,633 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          6,225 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          8,129 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             553 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        14,872 2.2521
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             706 2.2587
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        22,452 2.2418
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position             857 2.2503
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          4,950 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        21,200 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        73,100 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,816 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        21,170 2.2418
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        17,660 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,203 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position        13,117 2.2521
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position             430 2.2587
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       123,706 2.2446
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        41,521 2.2525
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        80,590 2.2608
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        54,742 2.2630
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       102,393 2.2698
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position       183,871 2.3094
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        16,190 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        41,164 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        42,801 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,031 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        50,725 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        11,867 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        41,553 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          5,971 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        28,873 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             695 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,004 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        34,219 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        49,387 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        28,032 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        40,458 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          4,412 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          2,322 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          7,585 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        19,286 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        20,052 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             483 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        23,765 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,560 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        19,468 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        10,710 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        14,764 2.2446
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position          4,955 2.2525
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position          9,619 2.2608
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position          6,533 2.2630
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        12,222 2.2698
48/7p ordinary CFD Opening a long position        21,945 2.3094
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,931 2.2283
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          4,912 2.2381
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,107 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             123 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          6,053 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,417 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          4,959 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        14,056 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             338 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             488 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        24,043 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        16,658 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        13,647 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position        19,696 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          2,827 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          3,446 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position               83 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             119 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          4,084 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,894 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          3,346 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          4,830 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          9,346 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position             272 2.2587
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          2,106 2.2946
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             143 2.3012
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          5,693 2.2521
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position          8,892 2.2418
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,386 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position             129 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          6,384 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,231 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position               45 2.2503
48/7p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position             975 2.2678
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          1,389 2.2487
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        32,000 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        12,400 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position          4,800 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position          4,400 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        39,600 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        29,500 2.2531
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       214,325 2.2614
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position          5,165 2.2890
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       253,996 2.2950
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position       208,066 2.3100
48/7p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position        17,400 2.2531

(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)
       

4.         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 person 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 person 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

 

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? YES/NO

Date of disclosure:
 03rd April 2018
Contact name:
 Matthew Irwin

 
Telephone number:
 02071447255

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