Additional Listing

10 Mar 2006 11:09

Oxus Gold PLC10 March 2006 news release For immediate release: 10 March 2006 Oxus Gold plc Additional Listing Oxus Gold plc ("Oxus" or "the Company") announces an application has been madefor 8,255,241 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company to be admitted totrading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange for the following: 8,197,521 ordinary shares are being allotted to sellers of the Marakand sharesas announced on 9 March 2006. A further 50,000 shares for the exercise of 50,000options at a price of 15p Director Fees: Shares were issued to certain non-executive directors of the Company on 9 Marchas consideration for quarterly fees for the period October to December 2005.Further details are set out in the table below: Director Shares Issue Resultant Resultant Issued Price* Holding % Oliver Prior 3,860 64.75p 70,393 0.02 Douglas Sutherland 3,860 64.75p 172,939 0.06 \* The shares were issued at the average mid-market price for the period Octoberto December 2005. The new shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinaryshares and dealings are expected to commence in the new ordinary shares on 16March 2006. The issued share capital of the Company is 296,691,477 ordinary shares. Oxus Gold plc is listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. symbolOXS.l Ends For further information, please contact: Oxus Gold plcRichard Wilkins/Joanna Solino Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 2000 Bankside Consultants Ltd.Keith Irons/Oliver Winters Tel: +44 (0)20 7367 8873 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange