Directors' Shareholdings

RNS Number:2580Z
Melrose Resources PLC
28 June 2007



Immediate Release                                                 28 June 2007



                              MELROSE RESOURCES PLC

                            Directors' shareholdings


Melrose Resources plc ("the Company") today received notification of the
following changes in Directors' shareholdings as a result of the purchase of
shares in the Company, further details of which are set out below.


Ordinary shares     Holding as at 26 June 2007      Purchased       Holding as at 27 June 2007
                        No.                %      27 June 2007 (1)          No.            %
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R F M Adair (2)     57,137,623          51.96         100,000         57,237,623       52.05
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Notes:
(1) The shares were acquired at #3.38 per ordinary share;

(2) The interests of R F M Adair as at 27 June 2007 include 56,477,117 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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