Director/PDMR Shareholding

    RNS Number : 4936L
  Melrose Resources PLC
  12 January 2009
   

    
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    12 January 2009


    Melrose Resources plc ("the Company")

    Director/PDMR shareholding


    Melrose Resources plc (LSE:MRS) announces that on 9 January 2009 it received notification from Appleby Trust (Jersey) Limited (the
'Trustee') in its capacity as trustee of the Melrose Resources plc Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') that on 9 January 2009 the Trustee
purchased 18,979 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company at a price of 210 pence per share.  The entire holding of the Trust in the
share capital of the Company is now 350,000 ordinary shares equating to 0.32% of the current issued share capital of the Company.

    The Trust was established to facilitate the operation of the Melrose Resources plc Performance Share Plan (the 'Plan') and it is
intended that the shares purchased by the Trust will be used to satisfy awards under the Plan.

    In accordance with DTR 3.1.4 of the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ("PDMRs") of the Company have an interest in the shares acquired by the Trustee as they are potential beneficiaries of the
Trust.  

    For further information please contact:

    
 Melrose Resources plc                                    
 Alasdair Robinson, Group Company Secretary  0131 221 3360
                                                          
 Buchanan Communications Limited                          
 Ben Willey/Ben Romney                       0207 466 5000

    or visit www.melroseresources.com




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