21 Dec 2007 14:47
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc21 December 2007 El Oro and Exploration Company plc ("the Company") 21 December 2007 Directors Shareholding El Oro and Exploration Company plc was informed of the appropriation of 131,484stock units between family trusts, in favour of Miss Florence Houston witheffect from 21 November 2007. Mr CRW Parish and Mrs EW Parish are Trustees ofboth Trusts and there was no change to their non-beneficial ownership of thesestock units. Following these dealings: Mr CRW Parish has a beneficial holding in the Company, following thenotification of this appropriation, of 910,669 stock units representing 8.45% ofthe Company together with a non-beneficial holding of 1,583,954 stock units,representing 14.70% of the Company. This represents an interest of 23.15% in thetotal voting rights of the Company. Mrs EW Houston has a beneficial holding in the Company, following thenotification of this appropriation, of 1,102,237 representing 10.2% of theCompany together with a non-beneficial holding of 553,089 stock units,representing 5.1% of the Company. This represents an interest of 15.3% in thetotal voting rights of the Company. For further information, please contact: C Robin Woodbine Parish: Chairman El Oro and Exploration Company plc Tel: 020 7581 2782 Philip Secrett: Nominated Adviser Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Tel: 020 7383 5100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange