Orogen Gold Regulatory News (ORE)

15 Mar 2005 17:52

Aricom PLC15 March 2005 THIS INFORMATION IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THEUNITED STATES Aricom PLC Directors' shareholdings Aricom plc (the "Company") announces that following implementation of theplacing of 38,250,000 new ordinary shares announced on 16 February 2005 andapproved at the company's Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") held on 11 March2005, the shareholdings of Peter Hambro and persons associated with him are12,135,461, representing 9.10 per cent of the issued share capital of theCompany; the shareholdings of Pavel Maslovsky and persons associated with himare 33,268,730, representing 24.94 per cent of the issued share capital; and theshareholding of Sir Malcolm Field is 500,000 representing 0.37 per cent of theissued share capital. The total issued share capital of the Company followingthe placing is 133,368,684 ordinary shares. Enquiries: Tom Swithenbank/ Sir Malcolm Field Aricom plc 020 7201 8939Tom Randell/ Maria Suleymanova Merlin 020 7653 6620 This announcement shall not constitute or form any part of an offer orinvitation to subscribe for, underwrite or otherwise acquire, or anysolicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, securities including inthe United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in theUnited States of America. Neither this announcement nor any copy of it may betaken or distributed into the United States of America or distributed orpublished, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America. Any failureto comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of US securities law.The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered underthe US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not beoffered or sold in the United Sates unless they are registered under theSecurities Act or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. No publicoffering of securities is being made in the United States. - ENDS - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange