Voting rights & share capital

5 Nov 2008 10:02

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

Voting Rights and Share Capital

In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("the Company") hereby notifies the market that at 31 October 2008:

The number of the Company's common shares in issue was 68,750,282

The number of the Company's common shares held in Treasury was 648,346

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company 

(excluding shares held in Treasury) is 68,101,936

The above figure (68,101,936) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.