Holding(s) in Company

6 Mar 2006 17:00

Marakand Minerals Limited06 March 2006 Marakand Minerals Limited - Holding in Company Marakand Minerals Limited ("Marakand" or "the Company") received notification on6 March 2006 pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act 1985 that Oxus GoldPlc and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial holders, hasincreased its shareholding from 57,817,918 ordinary shares by 24,592,562ordinary shares and now holds 82,410,480 ordinary shares, representing anincrease from 57.23 per cent to 81.58 per cent of the ordinary issued sharecapital of the Company. For further information please contact: Marakand Minerals LimitedAlasdair Stuart, CEO Tel: +44 77 3326 0174Joanna Solino, Investor Relations Officer Tel: +44 20 7907 2000 Buck-Bias LimitedAlex Buck / Nick Bias Tel: +44 79 3274 0452 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange