Issue of Equity

7 Jan 2008 16:49

Oxus Gold PLC07 January 2008 Oxus Gold plc ("Oxus" or "the Company") Exercise of options London: 7 January 2008 - Oxus Gold Plc (OXS.L) announces that, following anexercise of employee options to acquire ordinary shares in the company at 23.5pper share, the Company has issued 33,333 ordinary shares. Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to trading on theAIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and dealings in the shares are expectedto commence on 11 January 2008. The new shares will rank pari passu withexisting ordinary shares. Following the issue of the above new ordinary shares, the Company's issued sharecapital is 367,687,460 ordinary shares of 1p each. For further information, please contact: Oxus Gold plcRichard Wilkins Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 2000 Bankside Consultants Ltd.Keith Irons/Oliver Winters Tel: +44 (0)20 7367 8873 Canaccord Adams Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7050 6500Mike Jones/Erin Needra This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange