RNS Number:9552P
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc
19 September 2003

El Oro and Exploration Company p.l.c. was informed on 18th September 2003 by
Robert E. Wade, a non-executive director of the company that he purchased 1,000
ordinary 5p stock units XD in the company that day. The price he paid was #3.20
per stock unit. His total holding in the company, following the notification of
this purchase is 36,047.

C.R.W. Parish - Chairman and Managing Director


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