Holding(s) in Company

23 Oct 2006 16:19

Metals Exploration PLC23 October 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Metals Exploration Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Allianz SE and its subsidiaries 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 Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 1,960,000 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 18th October 2006 11. Date company informed 23rd October 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 7,561,919 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 9.97% 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 23rd October 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange