London, 30 June 2008 - The Company was notified on 27 June 2008 of the following interests in the ordinary shares of the Company:
| Name | Number of shares | Per cent. of total voting rights |
|---|---|---|
| Lehman Brothers International (Europe) | 44,406,878 | 11.16 |
| Artemis Investment Management Limited and certain of its investment clients | 25,297,885 | 6.36 |
| Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) | 18,123,876 | 4.56 |
These notifications follow the admission to trading on AIM on Wednesday, 25 June 2008, of 62.5 million new ordinary shares in Mwana, and are expressed as a percent of the total voting rights attached to the increased ordinary share capital of the Company, being 397,767,219.
Oliver Baring, Executive Chairman
Tel: 020 7654 5588
Tom Randell / Anca Spiridon
Tel: 020 7653 6620
Ryan Gaffney, Vice President
Tel: 020 7050 6500
| Share code: | MWA |
| Market: | AIM |
| Listing date: | 26 Oct 2005 |
| Index: | FTSE AIM All-Share Index |
| Sector: | Basic Resources; |
| Sub‑sector: | Gold Mining |
| Country of register: | Great Britain |
| Segment: | AMSM |