Oxus Gold Plc Regulatory News (OXS)

15 Sep 2005 18:09

RAB Capital plc15 September 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure 15 September 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNINGSUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition 14 September 2005............................................................... Acquisition in (name of company) Oxus Gold plc ............................................................... 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares............................................................... Number of shares/rights over shares acquired Shares 830,000.......... Rights....n/a............ If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rights ............................................................... 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 57,685,059 20.1% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) .........n/a...........% Total percentage 20.1% 3. Party making disclosure RAB Capital plc............................................................... 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares RAB Capital plc............................................................... and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) ............................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ............................................................... (Also print name of signatory) Neil Warrender............................................................... Telephone and extension number 020 7389 7015............................................................... Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting byagreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of oracquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregateholdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights overshares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issueoutside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange