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Appointment as Joint Broker

Blue Oar Securities Plc is pleased to announce that it has been appointed Joint Broker to Marston’s PLC with immediate effect.

Appointment of Joint Broker

Northern petroleum is pleased to announce that Blue Oar Securities Plc has been appointed Joint Broker to the Company with immediate effect. Investec Investment Banking and Securities continue as Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker to the Company.

Firestone Diamonds Raises £5m Before Expenses, Blue Oar Securities Acted as Joint Broker

Blue Oar Securities is pleased to announce Firestone Diamonds has raised £5 million before expenses by placing 5,882,353 new ordinary shares of £0.2 each with institutional and other investors at a price of £0.85 per ordinary share.

Firestone Diamonds plc Appointment of Joint Broker

Firestone Diamonds plc ('the Company') is pleased to announce the appointment of Blue Oar Securities plc as Joint Broker to the Company with immediate effect. Canaccord Adams will continue as the Company's other Joint Broker.

Acquisition of Astaire & Partners Limited

Blue Oar plc (“Blue Oar” or “the Group”), the investment bank and stockbroker, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Astaire & Partners Limited (“Astaire”), the independent agency stockbroker and bespoke private client discretionary fund manager based in the City of London.

Blue Oar Raises £4.4m for AFC Energy plc

Blue Oar Securities is pleased to announce AFC Energy has raised £4.4 million by ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each are to be issued in connection with the placing, representing 31.3% of the enlarged issued share capital.

Blue Oar Appointed Broker To Peninsular Gold Limited

Blue Oar Securities, the investment bank, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as Broker to Peninsular Gold Limited. Peninsular Gold is an AIM-listed gold mining Company with projects located in the vicinity of Raub, State of Pahang, Malaysia. As at 21 April 2008 the company had a market capitalisation of £22.2 million.

Blue Oar Raises £14.4m for Kalahari Minerals

Kalahari Minerals plc, the AIM listed mining exploration and evaluation group with a portfolio of copper, base metal and uranium interests in Namibia, has conditionally raised £14.4 million (before expenses) by way of a placing of 46,080,000 new ordinary shares at a price of 31.25 pence per new ordinary share.

Blue Oar Appointed Broker to Gold Oil

The Board of Gold Oil is pleased to announce the appointment of Blue Oar Securities plc as Broker to the Company. Beaumont Cornish will continue to act as Nominated Adviser to the Company.

Blue Oar Securities Raises £42.25m for Coal of Africa

Blue Oar Securities is pleased to announce, Coal Of Africa has raised £42.25m by way of a placing of 65,000,000 new ordinary shares in Coal Of Africa at 65p per share (the ‘Placing’). The monies have been raised from clients of Blue Oar Securities Plc and Mirabaud Securities Limited, joint brokers to Coal Of Africa. The monies will be used to fund the acquisition and development relating to the Company's Mooiplats and Baobab projects, as well as for exploration and acquisition expenditure, working capital and expenses. The Placing Shares will represent approximately 23 per cent. of the enlarged share capital immediately following admission of the Placing Shares to trading on AIM.

Blue Oar Raises £10m for Churchill Mining

BlueOar is pleased to announce that, conditional upon the passing of certain resolutions at the Churchill Mining Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), it has raised £10,000,000 by the issue of 20,000,000 new Ordinary Shares at 50p per share ('the Placing'). At the AGM resolutions have been included to grant to the Directors an authority pursuant to Section 80 of the Act to allot shares and a power pursuant to Section 95 of the Act to allot shares for cash.

Blue Oar IPOs All Leisure Group plc

Blue Oar Securities, the investment bank, is pleased to announce it has successfully floated All Leisure Group plc, the cruise holiday operator, on AIM. 10,920,617 ordinary shares in the Company have been placed at 180p per share. At the placing price, the Company is capitalized at £110.5 million.