RNS Number:7210T
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc
30 December 2003

El Oro and Exploration Company p.l.c. was informed on 29th December 2003 by
C.R.W. Parish, an executive director of the company that he purchased 1,400
ordinary 5p stock units in the company that day. The price he paid was #4.13 per
stock unit. His total holding in the company, following the notification of this
purchase is 1,609,066.  The shares were purchased for the C.R.W. & L.A. Parish
Trust A/C N.E.W. Parish.

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


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