Metminco Shareholders

Distribution of Shareholders:

Category (size of holding)

Number of Ordinary Shareholders

1 - 1,000

91

1,001 - 5,000

1,629

5,001 - 10,000

1,450

10,001 - 100,000

3,495

100,001 and above

526

Total

7,191

Holder Name

Number of Ordinary Fully Paid Shares Held

% Held of Issued Ordinary Capital

1

TAKORADI LIMITED

160,000,000

11.5%

2

HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES

159,571,285

11.4%

3

HIGHLAND HOLDINGS RESOURCES INC

135,000,000

9.7%

4

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

75,000,000

5.4%

5

INVERSIONES EM DOS LIMITADA

70,250,855

5.0%

6

Mining Investment Services (ATF WSE Superannuation Fund)

49,600,000

3.6%

7

COMPUTERSHARE CLEARING PTY LTD

45,416,393

3.3%

8

TANGARRY PTY LTD

34,966,664

2.5%

9

UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD

34,030,285

2.4%

10

NJ Howe & WJ Howe (ATF Howe Superannuation Fund)

30,800,000

2.2%

11

NATIONAL NOMINEES LIMITED

27,908,968

2.0%

12

SENTIENT EXECUTIVE GP II

26,167,524

1.9%

13

SIDLOG LIMITED

24,312,137

1.7%

14

WILNIC PTY LTD

17,464,168

1.3%

15

RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES

17,456,151

1.3%

16

MR MAXWELL JAMES GREEN

13,600,000

1.0%

17

MINING INVESTMENT SERVICES

12,800,000

0.9%

18

NOTESAN PTY LTD

11,434,076

0.8%

19

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

10,400,000

0.7%

20

CHILE COPPER MINE PTY LTD

10,266,668

0.7%