Exercise of Options

10 Aug 2007 15:20

Avocet Mining PLC10 August 2007 For immediate release Avocet Mining PLC ("Avocet" or "The Company") 10 August 2007 Exercise of options satisfied by treasury shares The Board of Avocet announces that the Company has issued 166,532 of treasuryshares to satisfy the exercise of share options. The Company now holds 1,789,652Ordinary Shares in treasury representing 1.49 per cent of the total ordinaryshares in issue. The total number of ordinary shares in issue with voting rights(excluding those held in treasury) amounts to 119,786,878. Contacts: Alan McFarlane, Company Secretary, Avocet Mining PLC, 020 7907 9000 Fiona Kindness, Director, Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, 020 7728 3414 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange