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The Company's issued share capital consists of 89,855,078 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), each share having equal voting rights.
The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury and therefore the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 89,855,078.
As of 19 May 2008 the Company had been notified, in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, of the following shareholdings amounting to 3% or more of the ordinary share capital of the Company:
| Shareholder |
Number of Ordinary Shares |
% of Issued Share Capital |
| European Goldfields Limited |
18,571,016 |
20.67 |
| Starvest plc |
16,456,000 |
18.31 |
| P & N Curtis Esq |
6,600,000 |
7.35 |
| Williams de Broe |
3,259,800 |
3.63 |
| HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd |
2,801,233 |
3.12 |
| Wills & Co |
2,774,605 |
3.09 |
| A K Sener Esq |
2,500,000 |
2.95 |
| Water House Securities |
2,063,433 |
2.30 |
| Total |
55,026,087
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61.42 |
In accordance with the AIM Rules (Rule 26), in so far as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company's issued share capital that is not in public hands is 5.50%.
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