SAR 3 - Oxus Gold plc

21 Oct 2005 12:22

RAB Capital plc21 October 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure 21 October 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNINGSUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition 20 October 2005 ............................................................... Acquisition in (name of company) Oxus Gold plc ............................................................... 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares............................................................... Number of shares/rights over shares acquired Shares 1,465,000.......... Rights....n/a............ If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rights............................................................... 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 51,831,059 18.02% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) .........n/a...........% Total percentage 18.02% 3. Party making disclosure RAB Capital plc............................................................... 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares RAB Capital plc............................................................... and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) ............................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ............................................................... (Also print name of signatory) Christopher de Mattos....................................................... Telephone and extension number 020 7389 7015................................ Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue outside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange