ECR Minerals Regulatory News (ECR)

10 May 2006 15:56

Mercator Gold PLC10 May 2006 MERCATOR GOLD PLC ("Mercator Gold" or the "Company") London 10 May 2006 - Mercator Gold Plc (AIM: MCR) The Company was informed on 9 May 2006 that Terrence Strapp, Chairman, throughthe nominee account of SDG Nominees PTY Ltd purchased 60,000 ordinary shares ofMercator Gold on 9 May 2006 at an average price of 81.31 pence per share andpurchased 15,000 ordinary shares on 9 May 2006 at an average price of 85.86pence per share. Subsequent to these purchases and the issue of the new ordinary shares inrelation to the placing of announced on 5 May 2006 the Directors' shareholdingsin the Company will be: Number of issued Percentage of issued Number of Number of Ordinary shares Ordinary shares Warrants options Terrence Strapp 295,000 0.55% Nil 675,000Patrick Harford 1,650,010 3.08% Nil 1,200,000Michael de Villiers 227,000 0.42% 67,000 425,000Dr. Julian Vearncombe 360,000 0.67% 40,000 825,000Michael Elias 10,000 0.02% Nil 125,000Nick Allen Nil - Nil 125,000Denis Geldard Nil - Nil 200,000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange