FTSE - Oriel Resources PLC

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:55pm EDT 

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FTSE
17 April 2008




 Oriel Resources PLC (UK): Offer by Mechel OAO (Non-Constituent) Declared Wholly UnconditionalChanges In FTSE Indices

                                                     17 April 2008
Following the recommended cash offer for Oriel Resources PLC (UK) by Mechel OAO (Non-Constituent) being declared wholly
unconditional, FTSE announces the following changes:

                  INDEX                                       CHANGE                         EFFECTIVE FROMSTART OF
                                                                                                     TRADING
FTSE AIM UK 50                            Oriel Resources (UK 3424674) will be            22 April 2008
                                          deleted.Hargreaves Services (UK B0MTC97) will
                                          be added to the index with a shares in issue
                                          total of 26,270,532 and an investability
                                          weighting of 75%.
FTSE AIM 100                              Oriel Resources will be deleted.Gulfsands       22 April 2008
                                          Petroleum (UK B06VGC0) will be added to the
                                          index with a shares in issue total of
                                          111,093,750 and an investability weighting of
                                          100%.
FTSE AIM All-Share                        Oriel Resources will be deleted.                22 April 2008




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