AIM Admission

Landore Resources Limited 06 April 2005 6 April 2005 Landore Resources Limited Admission to AIM Placing of 28,571,429 Ordinary Shares at 7 pence per share Landore Resources Limited ('Landore' or 'the Company' or, together with its subsidiaries, 'the Group'), which is involved in mineral exploration and development, predominantly in Eastern Canada, announces the admission today of its ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to trading on AIM under the ticker symbol LND.L. Landore has raised £2 million gross (£1.625 million net of expenses) through the placing of 28,571,429 new Ordinary Shares ('Placing') at 7 pence per share ('Issue Price') to certain of the Directors, institutions and other investors. Based on the total number of shares in issue of 85,881,310, Landore is capitalised at approximately £6 million, at the Issue Price. Strand Partners Limited is acting as the Group's Nominated Adviser and W.H. Ireland as its Broker. Enquiries, please contact: William Humphries/Richard Prickett Landore Resources Limited 020 7409 7444 Simon Raggett/Angela Peace Strand Partners Limited 020 7409 3494 This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell, allot or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for, any securities, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment for securities, which should only be made on the basis of information contained in the admission document issued in connection with the Placing. Notes to editors KEY INFORMATION Introduction and History Landore is the holding company of Landore Resources Inc ('Landore Canada'), a Canadian based company engaged in mineral exploration and development, with the present focus of its operations being mineral exploration in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. Landore Canada's principal properties are the 'Junior Lake Property' and the 'Miminiska Lake Property', both located in the Thunder Bay Mining District, Ontario, Canada. Landore Canada is also the owner of other properties in Canada containing gold and base metal drill intersections. Landore is a newly incorporated company, formed in February 2005 for the purpose of effecting a court approved arrangement ('Arrangement') with Landore Canada pursuant to which the Company's shares have been admitted to trading on AIM. Pursuant to the Arrangement all of the Landore Canada shareholders have exchanged the shares that they held in Landore Canada for Ordinary Shares in the Company and the Company is now the sole shareholder of Landore Canada. Landore Canada was incorporated in March 1996 and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Brancote US Inc, which holds 10 mineral properties in Nevada in the US. These properties include grass roots exploration areas as well as defined drill targets. Landore Canada has financed its activities to date principally through a series of private placements. The funds previously raised by Landore Canada have been used to finance exploration and development activities on Landore Canada's properties in Canada and the US. Strategy and Prospects The Group's objective is to become a successful mineral explorer and create capital growth for Shareholders through the discovery of economic mineral deposits. Landore Canada will continue to focus on the continuing exploration of the Junior Lake Property and the Miminiska Lake Property. The funds raised in connection with the Placing will be used to explore and develop Landore Canada's properties and fund the Group's general and administrative expenses. During the second half of 2005, the Directors intend to establish a natural resources fund administered from an offshore jurisdiction and managed by the Group. The objectives of the fund will be to identify development stage projects in the natural resources sector that are possibly, but not exclusively, seeking a flotation onto AIM. The Directors believe that with their background and track record in the natural resources sector and network of contacts they are well placed to launch such a fund and to add significant value to any such investments. It is intended that Landore would receive fees and performance related remuneration in return for the management and administration of the proposed natural resources fund. Background to and reasons for Admission Given that the majority of Landore Canada's shareholders were based in the UK and Europe and in light of the executive management's experience in London, specifically through AIM listed companies, the Board decided to de-list the shares in Landore Canada from the TSX-V, to implement the Arrangement and to apply for the Ordinary Shares to commence trading on AIM. The Board believes that admission of the Company's shares to trading on AIM will provide a number of benefits to Shareholders, including the opportunity to raise further exploration funds in the future. Whilst the Company has no current plans for raising additional capital following completion of the Placing, it is possible that it will seek to raise further funds in the future. The Board also believes that a listing on AIM will result in greater institutional support being available to the Company and better retail shareholder interest, which in turn will improve liquidity in the Company's Ordinary Shares, providing a mechanism for shareholders to realise value and trade their shares if they so wish. Details of the Placing So as to provide additional funding for the ongoing working capital requirements of the Group and for further exploration and development expenses on in respect of the Miminiska Lake and Junior Lake properties which the Company expects to incur, the Company has raised £2 million gross (£1.625 million net of expenses) by the issue of 28,571,429 Ordinary Shares ('Placing Shares') pursuant to the Placing. The Company's brokers, W.H. Ireland, have placed the Placing Shares with certain of the Directors and institutional and other investors at the Issue Price. William Humphries (Chairman), Richard Prickett (Chief Executive Officer) and Charles Wilkinson (Non-executive Director) have subscribed for, in aggregate, 4,142,857 Placing Shares pursuant to the Placing, representing an aggregate investment by the Directors of £290,000, at the Issue Price. The Placing Shares represent 33.3 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the Company. Exchange procedures, admission, settlement and dealings The Directors have applied for the Ordinary Shares to be admitted to CREST with effect from today and CRESTCo has agreed to such admission. Accordingly, settlement of transactions in the Ordinary Shares may take place within the CREST system if the relevant shareholder so wishes. CREST is a paperless settlement procedure enabling securities to be evidenced other than by certificate and transferred other than by written instrument. CREST is a voluntary system and holders of Ordinary Shares who wish to receive and retain share certificates will be able to do so. Any share certificate which represented an outstanding share in Landore Canada that has been exchanged for an Ordinary Share has ceased to represent a claim or interest of any kind or nature against Landore Canada and now represents only the right to receive share certificates for the Ordinary Shares. Former shareholders in Landore Canada are now entitled to receive share certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares to which such holders are entitled. The Ordinary Shares will be registered in the names of the relevant shareholders and it is expected that certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares will be dispatched to relevant Shareholders by first class post at their own risk by 15 April 2005 or, if appropriate, delivery will be made to their CREST accounts. Pending the issue of definitive share certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares (other than in respect of those shares settled through CREST), transfers will be certified against the register. Copies of the AIM admission document are available to the public free of charge during normal business hours on any day (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) at the registered office of Landore at La Tonnelle House, Les Banques, St. Sampson, Guernsey GY1 3HS and at the offices of Lawrence Graham LLP, 190 Strand, London WC2R 1JN for a period of one month. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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