Oxus Gold Plc Regulatory News (OXS)

16 Jul 2008 07:00



Oxus Gold plc ('Oxus' or 'the Company')

Holdings in Company

Oxus Gold Plc ("Oxus"or the "company") (OXS.L) announces that on 15 July 2008, it was notified that Mr. Richard Shead, a non executive Director of the Company, purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at purchase price of 17.25p per share. 

Following the above transaction, Mr. Shead holds 100,000 Ordinary Shares, which represents 0.03% per cent. of the total issued share capital of the Company, being 381,439,685 Ordinary Shares.

For further information, please contact:

Oxus Gold plc

Jonathan Kipps Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 2000

Richard Wilkins

Canaccord Adams Limited

Mike Jones Tel: +44 (0)20 7050 6500

Conduit PR.

Jane Stacey/ Ed Portman Tel: +44 (0)20 7429 6606

+ 44(0)792 292 3306