Holding(s) in Company

4 Sep 2007 11:03

Melrose Resources PLC04 September 2007 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares +---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Melrose Resources plc ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached(1): | |+---------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or | ||boxes): | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result| ||in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights | ||are attached | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+|Other (please specify): | x |+---------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Robert Fredrik Martin Adair ||notification obligation(1): | |+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different |Skye Investments Limited (see ||from 3.)(1): | Box 9 for further details) |+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction and date on which | 27 June 2007; and ||the threshold is crossed or reached(1): | |+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+| |31 August and 3 September 2007|+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 28 June and 3 September 2007 |+---------------------------------------------+------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 52% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------++---------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8. Notified details: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+----------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------+|Class/type|Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction||of shares |the Triggering |(1) || |transaction (1) | |+----------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------+|if | | ||possible +----------+----------+----------+--------------------+--------------------+|using the |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |% of voting rights ||ISIN CODE |Shares |Voting |shares |rights ix | || | |Rights +----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+| | |viii |Direct |Direct x |Indirect |Direct |Indirect || | | | | |xi | | |+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+|GB |56,795,882|56,795,882|57,818,513|760,506 |57,058,007|0.69% |51.89% |+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+|0009354589| | | | | | | |+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+|Ordinary | | | | | | | ||10 | | | | | | | |+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+|pence | | | | | | | ||shares | | | | | | | |+----------+----------+----------+----------+---------+----------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date xiii |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date xiv |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| N/A | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|57,818,513 |52.58% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|57,058,007 shares are registered to Skye investments Limited, a company in ||which Mr Adair has a controlling interest. |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|760,506 shares are held directly by Mr Adair. |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will |N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|13. Additional information: |N/A |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: |Alasdair Robinson |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: |0131 221 3360 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification ||obligation |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name (including legal form for legal |Robert Fredrik Martin Adair ||entities) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address (registered office for |Cowesby Hall, Cowesby, Thirsk YO7 ||legal entities) |2JJ |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number |07872 930114 |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (at least legal | ||representative for legal persons) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name |Robert Fredrik Martin Adair |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address |Cowesby Hall, Cowesby, Thirsk YO7 || |2JJ |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number |07872 930114 |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (e.g. functional | ||relationship with the person or legal | ||entity subject to the notification | ||obligation) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|C: Additional information |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Notes to the Forms-------------------------- (i) This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filedwith the competent authority. 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