14th Apr 2008 14:40
Thor Mining PLC14 April 2008 THOR MINING PLC OPES PRIME UPDATE Dated: 14 April 2008 Thor Mining PLC ("the Company" or "Thor"), AIM, ASX: "THR" the specialist metalscompany focused on advancing tungsten-molybdenum and uranium projects in theNorthern Territory of Australia, today announces an update regarding itsenquiries into shareholdings and the beneficial ownership of such shares as aresult of transactions entered into between Opes Prime and its customers. Following the information received from Mr Salvatore Algeri, Receiver andManager on behalf of Opes Prime on 3 April 2008, the Company requested theReceiver to confirm the percentage of Opes Prime's voting rights, held throughdirect or indirect holdings of financial instruments falling within theDisclosure Rules and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority, inthe Company's ordinary shares and warrants. On 11 April 2008 the Company received a letter from lawyers acting for theReceiver stating that Opes Prime did not hold any securities in Thor. The Company has now sent a similar request to the Australia and New ZealandBanking Group. Enquiries: John Young + 61 (0)419 954 020 Thor Mining PLC Chief Executive Officer John Simpson 020 7512 0191 Blomfield Corporate Finance Ltd Nominated Adviser Leesa Peters 020 7429 6600 Conduit PR Limited Public RelationsorJos Simson 020 7429 6603 Nicholas Read + 61(0)8 9388 1474 Read Corporate Public Relations Australia Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's websitewww.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive theseupdates by email. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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