Management Resource Solutions Regulatory News (MRS)

Name of Company

Melrose Resources plc

Name of Scheme(s)

(i) Unapproved Share Option Scheme

(ii) Approved Share Option Scheme

(iii) Other share option arrangements

Period of return:

1 January 2011 to 30 June 2011

Block Listings

Balance b/fwd @ 1 January 2011

Shares admitted during the period

Shares allotted during the period

Balance c/fwd @

30 June 2011

Unapproved Share Option Scheme

68,238

-

-

68,238

Approved Share Option Scheme

43,882

-

21,115

22,767

Other share option arrangements

-

-

-

-

Total

112,120

-

21,115

91,005

Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally listed and the date of admission

2,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each; admitted on 2 December 2004

1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each; admitted on 30 January 2006

250,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each; admitted on 8 January 2009

Shares in issue at 31 December 2010

114,689,178 Ordinary Shares of 10p each

Person making this return and contact for queries

Alasdair Robinson, Company Secretary,

Melrose Resources plc, Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG