Change of Name
08 September 2003 - 9:01AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:4782P
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc
5 September 2003
Embargoed for release until 7.00 am on Monday 8th September
MERGER OF EL ORO MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY P.L.C. ("EL ORO") WITH THE
EXPLORATION COMPANY P.L.C. ("EXPLORATION")
CHANGE OF NAME & START OF DEALINGS
SHARE CAPITAL AND HOLDINGS IN THE MERGED COMPANY
The merger of El Oro with Exploration is now effective. The merged entity has
changed its name to 'El Oro and Exploration Company p.l.c.' (the "Company") and
the cross holdings between El Oro and Exploration have been cancelled.
Dealings in new stock units in the Company will begin today, Monday 8th
September.
The total issued share capital of the Company is # 597,146.35 consisting of
11,942,927 stock units of 5p each.
The Parish family have notified the Company that following the merger of El Oro
with Exploration, they were allotted new stock units in the Company in
consideration for the surrender of their El Oro shares, as follows:
Clement Robin Woodbine Parish 839,544
The Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Parish 20,895
Emma Woodbine Houston 648,069
Suzanne Kumaramangalam 665,987
Caroline Zegos 339,668
Following the merger of El Oro with Exploration, the Directors of the Company
were allotted new stock units in the Company in consideration for the surrender
of their El Oro shares, as follows:
Clement Robin Woodbine Parish 839,544
The Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Parish 20,895
Emma Woodbine Houston 648,069
David Richard Lindsay Hunting 248
Robert Elmer Wade 17,047
James Anthony Wild 11,281
The Parish family have notified the Company that following the merger of El Oro
with Exploration, they hold stock units in the Company, as follows:
Clement Robin Woodbine Parish 1,607,666
The Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Parish 342,851
Emma Woodbine Houston 1,592,226
Suzanne Kumaramangalam 1,554,644
Caroline Zegos 1,171,770
The Directors of the Company, following the merger of El Oro with Exploration,
hold stock units in the Company as follows:
Clement Robin Woodbine Parish 1,607,666
The Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Parish 342,851
Emma Woodbine Houston 1,592,226
David Richard Lindsay Hunting 248
Robert Elmer Wade 35,047
James Anthony Wild 15,281
Enquiries
El Oro and Exploration Company p.l.c. 0207 581 2782
Robin Parish
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