RNS Number:7418T
El Oro And Exploration Co Plc
30 December 2003

El Oro and Exploration Company p.l.c. was informed on 30th December 2003 by
C.R.W. Parish, an executive director of the company that he purchased 1,730
ordinary 5p stock units in the company that day. The price he paid was #4.20 per
stock unit. His total holding in the company, following the notification of this
purchase is 1,610,796.  Of the shares purchased, 230 were purchased for C.R.W.
Parish and 1,500 were purchased for Mrs L Parish.

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


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