Holding(s) in Company

Sylvania Resources Limited ('Sylvania' or the 'Company')

ASX, AIM: SLV

The Company received notification on 6 October 2010 via ASX Form 604 of a change in the notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') of the following companies:

M&G Investment Funds (3)

M&G Investment Management Limited

M&G Securities Limited

M&G Limited

M&G Group Limited

Prudential plc

and now holds 29,280,250 ordinary shares representing approximately 11.67 per cent of the issued share capital.

To view the full ASX Form 604, paste the following link into your web browser:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9313T_-2010-10-6.pdf 

For further information please contact:

In South Africa Terence McConnachie (CEO Sylvania Resources Limited) (+27 11) 673 1171

Louis Carroll (FD/Joint Company Secretary) Sylvania Resources Limited (+27 11) 673 1171

In Australia

Richard Rossiter (Chairman) Sylvania Resources Limited

(+614) 1868 8338

Grant Button (Director/Joint Company Secretary) Sylvania Resources Limited (+618) 9226 4777

In United Kingdom Richard Brown/ Richard Greenfield Ambrian Partners Limited +44 (0) 20 7634 4700

Laurence Read/Beth Harris

Threadneedle Communications

+44 (0) 20 7653 9855