Holding(s) in Company

22 Aug 2006 12:56

Metals Exploration PLC22 August 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Metals Exploration Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Man Financial Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18. As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 2,102,400 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 21st August 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 2,102,400 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.83% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Steven Smith - Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 7797 721 858 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification. Steven Smith - Chairman Date of notification 22nd August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange