Block Admission Return

23 Oct 2006 07:01

Mwana Africa PLC23 October 2006 Mwana Africa plc (the "Company") Block Admission Return London, 23 October 2006 Name of scheme: Mwana Africa PLC Employee Share Option Scheme Period of return: 21 April 2006 - 21 October 2006Balance under scheme fromprevious return: 1,800,000 The amount by which the blockscheme has been increased, ifthe scheme has been increasedsince the date of the lastreturn: 0 Number of securitiesissued/allotted under schemeduring period: 1,644,500 Balance under scheme not yetissued/allotted at end ofperiod: 155,000 Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of 151,121,154 ordinary shares - admission: 26 October 2005 Total number of securities inissue at the end of the period: 247,920,654 Name of contact: Brian Tuck Address of contact: Mwana Africa PLC, Devon House 12-15 Dartmouth Street, London, SW1H 9BL Telephone number of contact: 020 7654 5580 ENDS Enquiries: Oliver Baring, Chairman Tel. +44 207 654 5588Mwana Africa plc Tom Randell or Maria Suleymanova Tel. +44 207 653 6620Merlin This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange