Admission to AIM

Golden Prospect Precious Metals Ltd 28 November 2006 28 November 2006 AIM: GPM Launch and Listing of Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited Golden Prospect Precious Metals Limited ('GPPM' or 'the Company'), a new Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company and the first London listed fund dedicated to investing in listed equities in the precious metals sector, today announces its admission to trading on AIM. Following a successful placing and transfer of investments previously owned by Ambrian Capital plc (formerly Golden Prospect plc) to GPPM for around £9.4 million, the Company will be capitalised at approximately £12.9m. For each Ordinary Share (Ticker: GPM), investors also received one Warrant (Ticker: GPMW) in the Company. The placing price of each Ordinary Share and Warrant was 100 pence. GPPM has appointed Collins Stewart Limited and Ambrian Partners Limited as Joint Brokers, with Collins Stewart as Nominated Adviser. GPPM will focus on equity investments in the gold, silver, platinum, palladium and diamond sectors. The Directors believe that above average returns will be generated through the capital appreciation of a selective portfolio of investments in these sectors. The funds will be concentrated in listed companies that have projects in either the development or production phases. As well as investing in these markets, the Company can also diversify up to 20 per cent. of its gross assets into investments in other key commodities, such as uranium. Stocks will be selected on fundamental factors and wider economic considerations including geopolitical risks. The precious metals sector has experienced a trend of rising market prices since 2001 which has been largely driven by classic supply and demand economics. Generally, there has been a marked increase in the demand for commodities, however there have been few recent discoveries of new precious metal resources and those that have been found will typically take many years to bring into production. The Directors believe that the current upward price trend in the precious metals sector could continue for a number of years making this an opportune time to launch a precious metals fund focusing on these target commodities. GPPM will be managed by Ambrian Asset Management Limited, the asset management subsidiary of independent investment bank Ambrian Capital plc. The fund benefits from a strong management team with a proven track record of increasing shareholder value. The board of directors includes Malcolm Burne, the Chairman of Ambrian Capital plc, who has over 20 years' experience in the mineral resource and gold sectors. Other members of the board include Colin Bird, the CEO of Jubilee Platinum plc, Kaare Foy, Chairman and CEO of Great Panther Resources Ltd, Dr. John Bowles, Geological Consultant with Mineral Science Ltd and Robert King, Director of Northern Trust International Fund Administration (Guernsey) Services Ltd. Malcolm Burne, Director of GPPM commented, 'We are delighted to be launching the first precious metals fund on AIM and are confident that with our clear investment strategy and robust evaluation criteria, we can exploit the opportunities that this sector offers and generate substantial returns for our investors. Our team has detailed knowledge of the metals markets and so we are well placed to capitalise on what we consider to be very positive market conditions.' Ends For further information, please contact: Ambrian Asset Management Limited: Robert Rasbach +44 20 7776 6450 Parkgreen Communications Cathy Malins / Annabel Leather +44 20 7493 3713 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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