TR-1-Notification of Interest

25 Mar 2008 11:30

Melrose Resources PLC25 March 2008 TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Melrose Resources plcissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached(ii): 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rightsare attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon,notification obligation(iii): 75008 Paris, and its group of companies4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.)(iv): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which 19/3/08the threshold is crossed or reached(v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20/3/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares to the Triggering transaction(vii) transaction (vi)if Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting rightspossible Shares Voting of rights ixusing the Rights sharesISIN CODE viii Direct Direct x Indirect Direct Indirect xi0935458 5,432,194 5,432,194 147,518 147,518 5,363,407 0.13 4.88 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction xiiType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion Period/ rights that may be rightsinstrument Date xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights5,510,925 5.01% 9. Chain of controlled undertakingsthrough which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable xv:Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capitalAXA Rosenberg (DIRECT) 11,702 0.01064AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Smaller 93,877 0.08536Companies Fund (INDIRECT)AXA Rosenberg (DIRECT) 8,931 0.00812AXA Rosenberg (INDIRECT) 58,098 0.05283Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd (DIRECT) 13,660 0.01242Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All 9,394 0.00854Share Tracker (DIRECT)Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All 43,903 0.03992Share Tracker (DIRECT)AXA Framlington, Framlington Innovative 750,000 0.68199Growth (INDIRECT)AXA Framlington UK Select Ops (INDIRECT) 4,161,432 3.78405AXA Framlington Managed Balanced 300,000 0.27279(INDIRECT)AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 36,949 0.03360(DIRECT)AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 22,979 0.02090(DIRECT) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:11. Number of voting rights proxy holder willcease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease tohold voting rights: 13. Additional information:14. Contact name: Alasdair Robinson15. 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 obligationFull name (including legal form for legal AXA Fund Managers Limitedentities)Contact address (registered office for 7 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7NXlegal entities)Phone number 020 7003 2637Other useful information (at least legal Terry Marshrepresentative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xviiFull nameContact addressPhone numberOther useful information (e.g. functionalrelationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notificationobligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange