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RAB Capital plc01 April 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure 01 April 2005............................................................... DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNINGSUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition 31 March 2005 Acquisition in (name of company) Oxus Gold plc 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares Number of shares/rights over shares acquired 2,400,000 Shares If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rights............................................................... 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 43, 908, 836 shares 15.30% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue).......... ..........% Total percentage 15.30% 3. Party making disclosure RAB Capital plc 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares RAB Capital plc and, if different, beneficial owner............................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)............................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above............................................................... (Also print name of signatory) Neil Warrender Telephone and extension number 020 7389 7015 Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting byagreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of oracquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregateholdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights overshares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issueoutside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.Email:[email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Oxus Gold Plc