Block Listing Return

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

6 January 2010

Name of Company

Melrose Resources plc

Name of Scheme(s)

(i) Unapproved Share Option Scheme

(ii) Approved Share Option Scheme

(iii) Other share option arrangements

Period of return: 

1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009

Block Listings

Balance b/fwd @ 1 July 2009 

Shares admitted during the period

Shares allotted during the period

Balance c/fwd @

31 December 2009

Unapproved Share Option Scheme

164,048

-

95,810

68,238

Approved Share Option Scheme

43,882

-

-

43,882

Other share option arrangements

-

-

-

-

Total

207,930

-

95,810

112,120

Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock/debt securities) originally listed and the date of admission

2,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each; admitted on 2 December 2004

1,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each; admitted on 30 January 2006

250,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each; admitted on 8 January 2009

Shares in issue at 31 December 2009 

114,668,063 Ordinary Shares of 10p each

Person making this return and contact for queries

Alasdair Robinson, Company Secretary,

Melrose Resources plc, Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG