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28 Dec 2006 16:32

Shanta Gold Limited28 December 2006 Shanta Gold Limited ("Shanta" or the "Company") Change in significant shareholdings Shanta was advised on 22 December 2006 that shareholders Export Holdings Limited("Export") and Sable Gold (Mauritius) Limited ("Sable") had disposed of ordinaryshares of 0.01p each in the share capital of Shanta Gold ("Ordinary Shares"). On 13 December 2006, Export sold 4,193,182 Ordinary Shares and Sable sold4,193,182 Ordinary Shares (a total of 8,386,364 Ordinary Shares) to certainCanadian funds at a price of 50p per share. Pursuant to this transaction,Dynamic Power Hedge Fund acquired 5,916,200 Ordinary Shares, which represents6.12% of the issued share capital of the Company. On 21 December 2006 Export sold a further 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares and Sablesold 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares (a total of 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares) at a priceof 50p per share to Jonah Capital. Export also transferred 5,500,000 of thewarrants issued at the time of the placing ("Placing Warrants") at 20p perwarrant to Jonah Capital. Sable transferred 5,500,000 Placing Warrants to JonahCapital. Richard Jonah, a non-executive director of the Company, is also adirector of Jonah Capital At the conclusion of the disposals Sable, Export and Dynamic Power Hedge Fundhold the following interests in securities of Shanta: Ordinary Shares Placing Warrants Number % NumberExport Holdings Limited 15,619,330 21.32 3,312,500Sable Gold (Mauritius) Limited 15,619,330 21.32 3,312,500Dynamic Power Hedge Fund 5,916,200 6.12 - As a result of the transactions the interests of directors will be as follows: Shares Placing Warrants Number % NumberWalton Imrie 6,036,613 6.24 966,586Ketan Patel 10,343,750 10.70 1,656,250Mahesh Patel 10,343,750 10.70 1,656,250 For more information please contact: David Youngman, W.H. Ireland Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 161 832 6644Walter Vorwerk, Shanta Gold Ltd Tel: +27 (0) 83 308 0080 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange