ZOL.L Regulatory News (ZOL)

25 Sep 2006 18:31

Crosby Capital Partners Inc25 September 2006 CROSBY CONFIRMS IB DAIWA SHAREHOLDING UNCHANGED REITERATES COMMITMENT TO IB DAIWA September 25, 2006 - Crosby Capital Partners Inc. ("Crosby") notes the recentsharp decline in the share price of IB Daiwa, and wishes to confirm that itsshareholding in IB Daiwa is unchanged from the Interim Report of June 30 2006.Crosby currently owns 102,425,000 shares, which represents 24.02%, of IB Daiwa'sissued share capital. Furthermore, Crosby remains committed to supporting IBDaiwa in the continued transformation of its business, and in the developmentand exploitation of its reserves and portfolio of exploration prospects. Crosby Capital Partners Inc. Crosby Capital Partners Inc. ("Crosby") is a leading independent deal-focusedAsia-oriented merchant banking and asset management group. Crosby is quoted onthe Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (CSB). For further information on Crosby please contact:Stephen Fletcher, Chief Operating Officer on 44 207 590 2803 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange