Director/PDMR Shareholding

3 Sep 2007 16:35

Melrose Resources PLC03 September 2007 Immediate Release 3 September 2007 MELROSE RESOURCES PLC DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING Melrose Resources plc (LSE: MRS) ("the Company") announces that it has receivednotification that Mr. Robert F. M. Adair, Executive Chairman, Mr David H.Thomas, Chief Executive Officer and Mr Alasdair N. Robinson, Company Secretaryhave purchased ordinary shares in the Company, further details of which are setout below. Director/PDMR R F M D H A N Adair, Thomas RobinsonHolding as at 30 August 2007 Number: 57, 237,623 30,000 Nil Percentage: 52.05 0.03 Nil Purchased 30 August 2007 (1) Nil 33,000 Nil Purchased 31 August 2007 (2) 487,889 Nil Nil Purchased 3 September 2007 (3) 93,001 19,000 3,000 Holding as at 3 September 2007 Number: 57,818,513 82,000 3,000 Percentage: 52.58 0.075 0.001 Notes:(1) The shares were acquired at £3.088 per ordinary share.(2) The shares were acquired at £3.14 per ordinary share.(3) The shares were acquired at £3.15 per ordinary share.(4) The interests of R F M Adair as at 3 September 2007 include 57,058,007 ordinary shares held by Skye Investments Limited, a company in which he has a controlling interest;(5) The Company received notification in respect of the share purchases on 31 August 2007 in respect of the shares bought on 30 August 2007, and on 3 September 2007 in respect of the shares purchased on 31 August 2007 and 3 September 2007.(6) The Company has 109,972,891 ordinary shares in issue. For further information please contact: Melrose Resources plc 0131 221 3360Robert Adair, Executive ChairmanDavid Thomas, Chief ExecutiveMunro Sutherland, Finance DirectorAlasdair Robinson, Company Secretary Buchanan Communications 0207 466 5000Tim ThompsonBen Willey or visit www.melroseresources.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange