Metminco Shareholders

Distribution of Shareholders:

Category (size of holding)

Number of Ordinary Shareholders

1 - 1,000

66

1,001 - 5,000

1,027

5,001 - 10,000

1,016

10,001 - 100,000

2,506

100,001 and above

399

Total

5,014

Holder Name

Number of Ordinary Fully Paid Shares Held

% Held of Issued Ordinary Capital

1

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES

157,508,891

15.96%

2

HIGHLAND HOLDINGS RESOURCES INC

150,000,000

15.20%

3

Mining Investment Services (ATF WSE Superannuation Fund)

49,600,000

5.03%

4

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

43,875,000

4.45%

5

TANGARRY PTY LTD

35,166,664

3.56%

6

COMPUTERSHARE CLEARING PTY LTD

35,091,576

3.56%

7

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

32,791,670

3.32%

8

NJ Howe & WJ Howe (ATF Howe Superannuation Fund)

30,800,000

3.12%

9

WILNIC PTY LTD

17,464,168

1.77%

10

RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES

14,925,414

1.51%

11

MR MAXWELL JAMES GREEN

14,750,000

1.49%

12

MINING INVESTMENT SERVICES

12,800,000

1.30%

13

Mr. M. James Green & RL Green (ATF Green Superannuation Fund)

10,400,000

1.05%

14

CHILE COPPER MINE PTY LTD

10,266,668

1.04%

15

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES

10,200,000

1.03%

16

CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

9,652,859

0.98%

17

MONETTI PTY LTD

8,449,526

0.86%

18

J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA

8,305,718

0.84%

19

ABN AMRO CLEARING SYDNEY

6,385,375

0.65%

20

MR JOHN DANIEL POWELL

5,910,551

0.60%