9 Dec 2008 08:54
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 December 2008
MELROSE RESOURCES PLC
DIRECTOR'S SHARE PURCHASE
Melrose Resources plc (LSE: MRS) ("the Company") announces that, on 8th December 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 5 December 2008 | Purchased 8 December 2008 (1) | Holding 8 December 2008 | ||
| No. | % | No. | No. | % | |
| R F M Adair (2) | 58,049,429 | 52.73 | 10,000 | 58,059,429 | 52.74 |
Notes:
The shares were acquired at £1.935 per ordinary share by Skye Investments Limited.
The interests of R F M Adair as at 8th December 2008 include 57,258,923 ordinary shares held by Skye Investments Limited, a company in which he has a controlling interest.
The Company has 110,086,888 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