Block Listing Return

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4 January 2011

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 2010 to 31December 2010

Block Listings

Balance b/fwd @ 1 July 2010

Shares admitted during the period

Shares allotted during the period

Balance c/fwd @

31 December 2010

Unapproved Share Option Scheme

68,238

-

-

68,238

Approved Share Option Scheme

43,882

-

-

43,882

Other share option arrangements

-

-

-

-

Total

112,120

-

-

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 2010

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