11 Dec 2008 15:33
| Immediate Release | 11 December 2008 |
MELROSE RESOURCES PLC
DIRECTOR'S SHARE PURCHASE
Melrose Resources plc (LSE: MRS) ("the Company") announces that, on 10th 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 8 December 2008 | Purchased 9 December 2008 (1) | Holding 9 December 2008 | ||
| No. | % | No. | No. | % | |
| R F M Adair (2) | 58,059,429 | 52.74 | 10,000 | 58,069,429 | 52.75 |
Notes:
(1) The shares were acquired at £1.935 per ordinary share by Skye Investments Limited.
(2) The interests of R F M Adair as at 10th December 2008 include 57,268,923 ordinary shares held by Skye Investments Limited, a company in which he has a controlling interest.
(3) 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 or visit www.melroseresources.com | 0207 466 5000 |