Director Shareholding

23 Dec 2005 10:27

Tanzanite One Limited23 December 2005 Tanzanite One Limited22nd December 2005 Tanzanite One Limited Directors' Holdings in Company Tanzanite One Limited ("TanzaniteOne" or the "Company") TanzaniteOne was notified on 22nd December 2005 that Jade Pacific ResourcesLimited ("Jade") has sold 575,000 Common Shares of TanzaniteOne, which it heldon behalf of Mr. Michael A. P. Adams, the Company's Non-Executive Chairman, andMr. Nicholas T. Sibley, a non-executive director of the Company. The 575,000Common Shares sold were sold on 22nd December 2005 at 139 pence per CommonShare. Mr. Adams' and Mr Sibley's beneficial shareholdings in the Company before andafter the above sale are: Name of Previous Common shares Resultant % of IssuedDirector shareholding sold shareholding Class-------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -----------Mr. Adams 9,072,230 460,000 8,612,230 12.05%Mr. Sibley 1,747,778 115,000 1,632,778 2.28% Jade's total shareholding in the Company before and after the above sale is: Previous Common shares Resultant % of Issuedshareholding sold shareholding Class------------ ------------- ------------ ----------- 13,449,642 575,000 12,874,642 18.01% The registered holder of Jade's TanzaniteOne Common Shares remains WillbroNominees Limited. TanzaniteOne was also notified on 22nd December 2005 that Bona Fide NomineesLimited ("BFN") had sold 210,000 Common Shares of TanzaniteOne, which it held onbehalf of Mr. Ami R. Mpungwe the Company's Non-Executive Deputy Chairman. The210,000 Common Shares sold were sold on 22nd December 2005 at 139p per CommonShare. Mr. Mpungwe's beneficial shareholdings in the Company before and after the abovesale are: Name of Previous Common shares Resultant % of IssuedDirector shareholding sold shareholding Class-------- ------------ ------------- ------------ -----------Mr. Mpungwe 3,155,002 210,000 2,945,002 4.12% BFN's total shareholding in the Company before and after the above sale is Previous Common shares Resultant % of Issuedshareholding sold shareholding Class------------ ------------- ------------ ----------- 3,155,002 210,000 2,945,002 4.12% For further information, please contact: Tanzanite One Limited In United KingdomWilli Boehm, Company Secretary Conduit PRTel: +61 89 367 5211 Leesa Peters +44 20 7618 8532In South Africa:Tanzanite One (SA) LimitedMark Summers, Chief Financial OfficerTanzanite One S.A. Ltd.Tel: +27 11 214 1000 Or visit: www.tanzaniteone.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange