Orosur Mining Regulatory News (OMI)

1 Feb 2005 12:22

Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc01 February 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company URUGUAY MINERAL EXPLORATION, INC. 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest PAUL CURTIS 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them PAUL CURTIS 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 35,000 6. Percentage of issued class 0.08% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security COMMON SHARES OF NO PAR VALUE 10. Date of transaction 28/01/2005 11. Date company informed 31/01/2005 12. Total holding following this notification 1,326,500 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.09% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries DAVID FOWLER - 00 598 2 601 6354 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification DAVID FOWLER Date of notification 01/02/2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange