RED ROCK RESOURCES PLC
Re Jupiter Mines
Dated: 17 October 2011
Red Rock Resources plc ("Red Rock" or the "Company"), the gold mining and exploration company with projects in Greenland and Colombia, exploration in Kenya, and interests in steel feed, uranium, and rare earths, notes the announcement made today by its 4.07 per cent. investee company Jupiter Mines Limited (ASX: JMS) ("Jupiter") in respect of an intended share buy-back programme.
In its announcement to the ASX today, Jupiter stated its decision to return up to A$12 million to shareholders via an on-market share buy-back of up to 10 per cent of the lowest number of shares on issue at any time in the past 12 months, stemming in part from the belief that Jupiter's current share price does not fully reflect Jupiter's underlying asset value.
Red Rock holds 74,200,832 shares in Jupiter, representing approximately 4.07 per cent. of its existing issued share capital. In addition, the Company is entitled to a 1.5 per cent. gross production royalty on Jupiter's Mt Ida iron ore tenement interests in Western Australia. Red Rock does not intend to reduce its shareholding in Jupiter and believes that the buy-back programme will underpin the value of its investment.
The full text of Jupiter's announcement may be accessed via http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=JMS.
Enquiries:
Andrew Bell |
020 7402 4580 or 07766 474849 |
Red Rock Resources plc |
Chairman
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Sandra Spencer |
020 7402 4580 or 07757 660 798
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Red Rock Resources plc |
Public and Investor Relations |
Peter Trevelyan-Clark/ Ben Jeynes
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020 7444 0800 |
Religare Capital Markets |
Nominated Adviser |
Nick Emerson |
01483 413500 |
Simple Investments Ltd |
Broker |
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on its website, www.rrrplc.com.