Blocklisting Interim Review

1 Feb 2007 07:00

First Quantum Minerals Ld01 February 2007 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Date: February 1, 2007 Name of applicant: First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Name of scheme: 1997 and 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan Period of return: From: August 1, 2006 To: January 31, 2007 Balance under scheme from previous return: 302,000 - Options to Directors at $5.10 The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, 418,571 - Employee Options 390,000 at $14.61 & 28,571if the scheme has been increased since the date of the Adastra Share Exchangelast return: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 96,200 - Options exercised during 6 months 25,000 directorsperiod: and 62,000 employees and 9,200 Adastra Shares Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 624,371 - Balance as at February 1st of options at 215,000period at $5.10 and 414,000 at $14.61 (210,000 directors, 5000 employee) and 414,000 employee options and 19,371 Adastra Shares Number and class of securities originally listed and the 215,000 - August 1, 2005date of admission Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 67,290,429 - as at February 1, 2007period Name of contact: Crystal F. Lary Address of contact: 8th Floor - 543 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Telephone number of contact: 604 - 688 - 6577 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange