19 Nov 2008 07:00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 November 2008
MELROSE RESOURCES PLC
DIRECTOR'S SHARE PURCHASE
Melrose Resources plc (LSE: MRS) ("the Company") announces that, on 18th November 2008, it received notification of the following changes in a Director's shareholding as a result of the purchase of shares in the Company, further details of which are set out below.
Ordinary shares | Holding as at 17 November 2008 | Purchased 18 November 2008 (1) | Holding 18 November 2008 | ||
| No. | % | No. | No. | % |
R F M Adair (2) | 58,009,429 | 52.71 | 40,000 | 58,049,429 | 52.75 |
Notes:
The shares were acquired at £2.05 per ordinary share by R F M Adair's personal pension fund.
The interests of R F M Adair as at 18th November 2008 include 57,248,923 ordinary shares held by Skye Investments Limited, a company in which he has a controlling interest.
The Company has 110,048,829 ordinary shares in issue.
For further information please contact:
Melrose Resources plc Alasdair Robinson, Group Company Secretary | 0131 221 3360 |
Buchanan Communications Ben Willey Ben Romney | 0207 466 5000 |
or visit www.melroseresources.com