NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

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 the notification obligation:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, and its group of companies

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

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

13/11/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14/11/2008

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

0935458

 5,823,379

5,823,379

307,457

307,457

5,495,461

0.28

4.99

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

5,802,918

5.27%

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

Name of Company/Fund

Number of Shares

% of issued share capital

AXA  (DIRECT)

113,225

0.10289

AXA Framlington (INDIRECT)

4,911,432

4.46296

AXA IM UK (DIRECT)

13,660

0.01241

AXA Rosenberg (DIRECT)

180,572

0.16408

AXA Rosenberg (INDIRECT)

584,029

0.53070

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

14. Contact name:

Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 003 1510

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

AXA S.A.

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris

Phone number 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

 B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii

Full name 

Kyere Tabiri

Contact address 

7 Newgate Street, London, 

EC1A 7NX 

Phone number 

0207 003 1510

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

AXA I M UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM SA which is in turn wholly owned by AXA SA

C: Additional information

Contact information at Melrose Resources plc:

Alasdair Robinson, 0131 221 3360