Issue of Shares

11th Apr 2006 15:47

Minco PLC11 April 2006 MINCO PLC ("MIO") Issue of Shares 11 April 2006 Following the announcement of Minco's option and joint venture agreement withShoshone Mexico, S.A. de C.V. on 7 March 2006, Minco today announces that 1.2million Minco shares have been issued pursuant to the first option describedtherein. Admission of these shares to trading on Aim is expected to be on 18 April 2006. About Minco: Minco Plc is an AIM-quoted precious and base metals exploration and developmentcompany with silver projects in Mexico and zinc exploration in Ireland. For further information, www.minco.ie or contact: Roger Turner, CEO & Chairman +44 (0)7739 92 813Danesh Varma, CFO +44 (0)20 7397 8154 / (0)7740 932 766Terence McKillen, Exploration & Business Director +1 416 362 8243 / +1 416 362 6686Martin Eales, Collins Stewart +44 (0)20 7523 8350Alex Buck, BuckBias +44 (0)7932 740 452 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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