Notice of Major Interest in Shares

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Melrose Resources plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify) 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Caledonia Investments plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

21 November 2008 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 November 2008 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0009354589 10,697,566 10,697,566 11,197,566 11,197,566 10.18%

Ordinary 10p

shares

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

11,197,566

10.18%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

William Wyatt, executive director of Caledonia Investments plc, is also a non-executive director of Melrose Resources plc

14 Contact name:

Krista Burwood (Caledonia Investments plc)

Alasdair Robinson (Melrose Resources plc)

15. Contact telephone name:

0207 802 8080 (Caledonia Investments plc)

0131 221 3360 (Melrose Resources plc)