DIRECTOR'S SHARE PURCHASE

    RNS Number : 5959K
  Melrose Resources PLC
  22 December 2008
   
 Immediate Release  22 December 2008





    MELROSE RESOURCES PLC

    DIRECTOR'S SHARE PURCHASE

    Melrose Resources plc (LSE: MRS) ("the Company") announces that, on 19th 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     Holdingas at 18 December 2008  Purchased19 December  Holding19 December 2008
                                                                2008 (1)
                                  No.            %                   No.            No.         %
 R F M Adair (2)           58,074,429        52.75                           58,079,429     52.76
                                                                   5,000


    Notes: 
    *     The shares were acquired at £1.93 per ordinary share by Skye Investments Limited.
    *     The interests of R F M Adair as at 19th December 2008 include 57,278,923 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                                  0207 466 5000
      Ben Romney
      or visit www.melroseresources.com



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