Tue, 16 May 2006 13:30:00 PDT
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/16/2006 -- African Copper Plc (TSX:ACU)(AIM:ACU)(BSE:African Copper) -
The Company was notified on 15 May 2006 that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a notifiable interest in 2,594,380 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 4.98% of the Company's current issued share capital.
Of these shares 2,421,480 are held by Goldman, Sachs & Co (a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.) acting as custodian for its customers and 172,900 shares are held beneficially by Goldman Sachs International, also a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Contacts: African Copper Plc Susan Wallace +44 (0) 1372 465330 www.africancopper.com Numis Securities Limited (NOMAD) John Harrison / James Black +44 (0)20 7776 1590 Parkgreen Communications Justine Howarth / Ana Ribeiro +44 (0)20 7493 3713
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