Wed, 21st May 2008 12:35 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Red Rock Resources Plc. said it has exercised its options to buy
an extra 3.5 million shares in Jupiter Mines Ltd. for A$700,000.
The Australia and East Africa-focused miner now holds 14.9 million shares in Jupiter, or around 10.12 percent of its outstanding share capital.
In addition, private investment company Pallinghurst Resources Australia Ltd., 'with whom Red Rock is deemed to be acting in concert' is interested in 2.3 million Jupiter shares.
The companies have a combined holding of 17.13 million shares, or 11.63 percent of Jupiter.
Pallinghurst Resources also holds 5,300,000 options exercisable into Jupiter ordinary shares at A$0.20 each.
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