RNS Number:9584R
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc
09 April 2008
El Oro and Exploration Company plc (the "Company")
9 April 2008
Directors Shareholding
The Company has been informed of the following transactions in stock units by
Directors of the Company as follows:
The Hon. Mrs EC Parish, a non-executive Director of the Company, sold 1,750
ordinary 5 pence stock units in the Company at £6.30 per stock unit. This sale
comprises 1,750 stock units sold on behalf of an account of her grandchildren
who are minors and that Mr. CRW Parish and Mrs. EW Houston are trustees.
Mrs. EW Houston, a non-executive Director of the Company, purchased 1,750
ordinary 5 pence stock units in the Company at £6.32 per stock unit. Mrs. EW
Houston purchased the 1,750 stock units on her own behalf.
Mrs. EW Houston, a non-executive Director of the Company, sold 12,964 ordinary 5
pence stock units in the Company at £5.90 per stock unit. Mrs. EW Houston sold
the 12,964 stock units on her own behalf.
Mrs. EW Houston, a non-executive Director of the Company, purchased 12,964
ordinary 5 pence stock units in the Company at £5.90 per stock unit. This
purchase comprises 12,964 stock units purchased on behalf of an account of her
children, three of whom are minors, that Mrs. EW Houston and Mr CRW Parish are
trustees of.
Mr. Robert E. Wade, a non-executive Director of the Company, purchased 2,000
stock units at £5.96 per stock unit in the Company.
Mr. CRW Parish, an executive director of the Company, sold 10,000 ordinary 5
pence stock units in the Company at £5.70 per stock unit. This sale comprises
10,000 stock units sold on his own account.
Mr CRW Parish, an executive director of the Company, purchased 10,000 ordinary 5
pence stock units in the Company at £5.703 per stock unit. This purchase
comprises 10,000 stock units purchased on behalf of a family trust that Mr CRW
Parish is a trustee of.
In addition, the holdings for The Hon. Mrs. EC Parish and Mr CRW Parish have
been adjusted to reflect the reallocation of underlying trust accounts. As a
result of this, 5,271 stock units have been reallocated from The Hon. Mrs. EC
Parish's beneficial holding to Mr CRW Parish's beneficial and non-beneficial
holdings in the Company.
Following these dealings:
The Hon. Mrs. EC Parish has a beneficial holding in the Company, following the
notification of this sale, of 331,463 stock units representing 3.08% of the Co
mpany. This represents an interest of 3.08% in the total voting rights of the
Company.
Mrs. EW Houston has a beneficial holding in the Company, following the
notification of these transactions, of 1,091,023 representing 10.12% of the Co
mpany together with a non-beneficial holding of 564,303 stock units,
representing 5.24% of the Company. This represents an interest of 15.36% in the
total voting rights of the Company.
Mr CRW Parish has a beneficial holding in the Company, following the
notification of these transactions, of 911,614 stock units representing 8.46% of
the Company together with a non-beneficial holding of 1,599,493 stock units,
representing 14.84% of the Company. This represents an interest of 23.30% in the
total voting rights of the Company.
Mr. RE Wade holds 67,712 stock units, representing 0.63% of the Company. This
represents an interest of 0.63% in the total voting rights of the Company.
For further information, please contact:
C Robin Woodbine Parish: Chairman
El Oro and Exploration Company plc
Tel: 020 7581 2782
Philip Secrett: Nominated Adviser
Grant Thornton Corporate Finance
Tel: 020 7383 5100
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