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First Quantum Minerals Ld01 August 2006 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. Date: August 1st, 2006 Name of applicant: First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Name of scheme: 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan Period of return: From: February 1, 2006 To: July 31, 2006 Balance under scheme from previous return: 285,000 - Options to Directors at $5.10 The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, 243,000 - Employee Options at $5.10if the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during 226,000 - Options exercised during 6 monthsperiod: Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 302,000 - Balance as at July 31st of options at $5.10period Number and class of securities originally listed and the 285,000 - August 1, 2005 for Directors onlydate of admission Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 66,013,820 - as at July 31, 2006period Name of contact: Crystal F. Lary Address of contact: 8th Floor - 543 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Telephone number of contact: 604 - 688 - 6577 Crystal F. Lary First Quantum Minerals Ltd. If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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