ORI Oriel Res.

RNS Number:9045I
Oriel Resources PLC
22 February 2005


22 February 2005

                             Holding(s) in Company
                      Oriel Resources plc ('the Company')

Oriel Resources Plc ('the Company') announces that, following the recent share
placement of 26,500,000 ordinary 1p shares and issue of 9,181,352 ordinary 1p
shares as part consideration for purchase of the Voskhod chrome deposit on 8
February 2005, it has been notified of the following changes in the Company's
shareholding:

On 15 February 2005, Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership notified the
Company, on behalf of client funds that it manages, that it controls 7,168,067
ordinary 1p shares of the Company. This now represents 3.58% of the shares in
issue.

On 10 February 2005, the Company was notified by Schroder Investment Management
Limited, that it has an interest of 7,365,000 ordinary 1p shares. This now
represents 3.68% of the shares in issue.

On 9 February 2005, the Company was notified by The Capital Group Companies
Inc., that it has an interest of 10,052,000 ordinary 1p shares. This now
represents 5.02% of the shares in issue.

On 9 February 2005, the Company was notified by Threadneedle Asset Management
Limited that, on behalf of Zurich Financial Services and its Group, Littledown
Nominees Limited's holding of notifiable interest in the Company was 14,280,881
Ordinary Shares in the Company, which are held as follows:

Registered owner Ordinary 1p Shares

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789 930,556
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21667 52,830
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07203 47,495
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05576 12,500,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05577 750,000
TOTAL 14,280,881

This now represents 7.13% of the shares in issue.

-On 9 February 2005, the Company was notified by Threadneedle Asset Management
Limited that, on behalf of American Express Company, it no longer has a
notifiable interest in shares in the Company.

Ends

For further information, please contact:

David Swan, Chief Financial Officer, Oriel Resources plc 020 7514 0590



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