15th Nov 2006 07:58
European Goldfields Ltd15 November 2006 For Immediate Release 15 November 2006 PRESS SPECULATION The CEO and the Board of European Goldfields has noted speculation in today'smedia concerning a possible offer for the Company and confirms that at this timeno formal offers or approaches have been made to the Company. For further information please contact: European Goldfields: website: www.egoldfields.comDavid Reading, Chief Executive Officer e-mail: [email protected]: +44 (0)20 7408 9534 Buchanan Communications: e-mail: [email protected] Morse / Ben WilleyOffice: +44 (0)20 7466 5000Mobile: +44 (0)7802 875 227 Forward-looking statements Certain information included in this news release, including any information asto the Company's future financial or operating performance and other statementsthat express management's expectations or estimates of future performance,constitute "forward-looking statements". The words "expect", "will", "intend","estimate" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates andassumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherentlysubject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties andcontingencies. The Company cautions the reader that such forward-lookingstatements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors thatmay cause the actual financial results, performance or achievements of theCompany to be materially different from its estimated future results,performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-lookingstatements and the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of futureperformance. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are notlimited to: changes in the worldwide price of gold, base metals or certain othercommodities (such as fuel and electricity) and currencies; the successful andtimely permitting of the Company's Skouries, Olympias and Certej projects;legislative, political, social or economic developments in the jurisdictions inwhich the Company carries on business; operating or technical difficulties inconnection with mining or development activities; the speculative nature of goldand base metals exploration and development, including the risks of diminishingquantities or grades of reserves; and the risks normally involved in theexploration, development and mining business. These factors are discussed ingreater detail in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended 31December 2005, filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Company disclaims anyintention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statementswhether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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