Director's Shareholding

RNS Number:4412J
Melrose Resources PLC
07 December 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                 7 December 2007

                              MELROSE RESOURCES PLC

                            DIRECTOR'S SHAREHOLDING


Melrose Resources plc (LSE: MRS) ("the Company") announces that it has received
notification of the following changes in a Director's shareholdings as a result
of the purchase of shares in the Company, further details of which are set out
below.


Ordinary shares          Holding               Purchased               Holding
                  as at 5 December 2007   6 December 2007 (1)   as at 6 December 2007
                      No.             %           No.               No.             %
     ------------  -----------     ------     ------------       -----------     ------
R F M Adair
(2)                 57,818,513    52.58               145,916     57,964,429    52.71
------------         -----------   ------          ------------    -----------   ------


Notes:

(1)The shares were acquired at #3.10 per ordinary share.
(2)The interests of R F M Adair as at 6 December 2007 include
   57,183,007 ordinary shares held by Skye Investments Limited, a company in 
   which he has a controlling interest;
(3)The Company has 109,972,891 ordinary shares in issue.

For further information please contact:

Melrose Resources plc                                    0131 221 3360
Robert Adair, Executive Chairman
David Thomas, Chief Executive
Munro Sutherland, Finance Director
Buchanan Communications                                  0207 466 5000
Tim Thompson
Ben Willey

or visit www.melroseresources.com



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