RNS Number:6137Q
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc
07 October 2003


El Oro and Exploration Company p.l.c. was informed on 6th October 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 #3.58
per stock unit. His total holding in the company, following the notification of
this purchase is 37,047.

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


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