Used to be Webshareshop and changed it's strategy to mineral investment a while back. Been up and down of late but looks set for growth again, good news flow this am and at last results, could hit 18p imo by xmas, no reason not given it's discount to nav, not it makes a profit and has positive, think it was just over a penny eps.

Good news coming? small tree shake in preparation!

ellio,

Could be very good news, if CDE do manage to conclude and bring home the Pechora Energy deal, SVE will certainly move if that happens.

They could announce at any time now.

Everything crossed!

Looking ver cheap again, 35p min target!!

ellio,

Not without details of the CDE deal I fear.

A lot now depends on the price CDE can raise capital in the city to fund the Pechora Energy purchase, and move to AIM.

If the price is around the current level, it should be ok, but if the price is at a sizeable discount, then SVE would suffer in the near term IMO.

Good points as always Andy,

Do you think sve will add to its holding? they have the money!

sve have just picked up another 15million shares in INDY which is steadily rising-that seems to be flavour of the month at the moment. If CDE float on Aim it may be a while before they get going but I'm holding for the longer term.moved out of SVE for the moment hope I'm not left behind.

ellio,

Certainly not, (IMO), it's too big as a percentage of their (SVE) portfolio already IMO, but you never know, Bruce may take some to maintain the percentage holding they have, but I would think he will offload some when CDE trade on the AIM, as he has to diversify the risk.

CDE has done far better then Bruce thought in the time frame, so whilst I expect him to keep a large holding for the longer term , I think he will reduce CDE, as he has done Afplats.

A lot of SVE holdings are illiquid, so in order to rotate his investments, Bruce can only trade the more liquid ones.

Andy,

For the record I think CDE is a very exciting opportunity!! I believe they are playing it down a bit because they want to get people(city) on board at reasonable level and at these levels things look very attractive, the potential could be massive?

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Fall seems a bit overdone imo, not sure whats driving it down??

ellio,

Maybe CDE falling, but it doesn't bother me as i'm getting ready for a top up.

Looks like SVE being affected by CDE more than expected, meanwhile other assets continue to sparkle, Sunrise diamonds doing nicely?

SVE, becoming a bargain, will top up and add cde once they turn, probably 23p and 8p respectively imo

Going cheap, nav surely around 50p, soon be able to issue divis etc, 10x p/e

they want the stock! 40p+ by june imo if everything goes according to plan with cde

way too cheap!

40p target

African Platinum Plc
10 April 2006


African Platinum plc ('the company')
Ticker : APP
Index : AIM
Sector : Exploration


AFPLATS APPOINTS JPMORGAN CAZENOVE AS NOMINATED ADVISER AND BROKER


London, 10 April 2006 - The board of African Platinum plc ('the company') is
pleased to announce with immediate effect the appointment of JPMorgan Cazenove
as its Nominated Adviser. In addition, JPMorgan Cazenove will act as Sole
Broker to African Platinum for the purposes of the AIM Rules.

Commenting on the announcement, Roy Pitchford, CEO, said: 'Following the recent
release of the Leeuwkop project feasibility study and the increasingly tangible
nature of the company's operations, we have reached a stage where the board
feels that the time has come for the company to move its corporate affairs to
JPMorgan Cazenove'.

In the company's 2005 Annual Report, African Platinum stated that the company
had made an initial filing for a secondary listing on the American Stock
Exchange ('Amex'). However, following consultation with its advisers, the
company believes that for reasons of both cost/benefit analysis and flexibility,
it is no longer appropriate to continue with the application. Therefore the
company also today announces that it is withdrawing its current application for
an Amex listing. In conjunction with its advisers, the company will continue to
review possible overseas listing and related opportunities to complement the
existing London quotation.


LIVE WEBCAST: Afplats CEO Roy Pitchford is making a presentation at the
European Investor Metals and Mining Forum, London Stock Exchange today, 10 April
2006, at 14:40 UK time.

To view it, click on
http://www.investorcalendar.com/CEPage.asp?ID=103304



AFRICAN PLATINUM PLC ENQUIRIES:

Chief Executive - Roy Pitchford
+27 (0)82 419 2581 or +44 (0)77 9390 9985

Investor & Media Relations - Kathy du Plessis
+27 (0)11 728 4701, +27 (0)83 266 5847 (Mobile) or
info@afplats.com
Website:
www.afplats.com



DISCLAIMER: Investing in all equities, including natural resources-related
equities, carries risks which should be taken into consideration when making an
investment. This announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding
African Platinum plc, including the development of its mining development
projects. Actual results relating to any and all of these subjects may differ
materially from those presented.


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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange ZM

Concorde looking strong again, app web cast this pm see above, most other holdings stable, lot happening on the legal front, looks bloody good to me at these levels, dyor

ellio,

ouch!

The withdrawal of the Amex listing is possibly going to hurt APP, in the short term at least, and by association, SVE too IMO!

I expect to see some selling of APP, although JPM becoming the NOMAD sends a positive message, so maybe it won't be overdone.

RNS.


Starvest PLC
02 May 2006

Starvest plc

Chairman's update for shareholders - May 2006


Investment performance

I am pleased to report that the significant progress achieved during the six
months to the interim reporting date of 31 January 2006 has been maintained. The
achievements of the past three months have been:

Raised 1.7m cash and made a gross profit of 1.64m by reducing the
holding in African Platinum plc; the Company continues to have a substantial
holding of 10.25m ordinary shares in African Platinum plc.

Based on mid-market closing prices on Friday 28 April the position was:
+ Company net asset value pre tax: 17.7m
+ Net asset value per share pre tax: 42.8 per share, fully diluted
+ Starvest share price: 26 pence
+ Share price discount to NAV: 39.27%
+ NAV increase since 31 January 2006: 1.2m

This valuation is arrived at after deducting a full tax provision on the
realised investment profits.

Since the Interim report issued as at 31 January 2006, Starvest has made
new investments in Sunrise Diamonds plc, and added to its investment in
Fundy Minerals Limited and St Helen's Capital plc. In addition, it has
acquired an interest in Greatland Gold Limited, a company with advanced gold
resources in Western Australia and Tasmania. Starvest has committed to
further support the company on its admission to AIM which is expected during
June 2006.

The Core Business plc has successfully raised funds and been admitted to
AIM.

Concorde Oil & Gas plc has announced that, subject to raising the
necessary funds during May, it expects to conclude an acquisition of
operational oil and gas assets in the Russian Federation, this to be
followed by a transfer from Ofex to AIM.

Myhome International plc declared a first profit with accelerating
expansion and a share price to match.

The Board continues to be very pleased with the 24 investments held; we expect
continued growth during the next two years during which we will take a cautious
view in changing markets.

Extraordinary general meeting

The resolutions before Members at the extraordinary general meeting held on 14
March 2006 were duly passed. The Company is in the process of submitting a
petition to the High Court to have the deficit on the profit and loss account
cancelled, thus bringing forward the time when a dividend may be paid or the
Company may purchase its own shares. An update will be provided in the annual
report due during September 2006.

Taxation

A number of Shareholders have enquired as to the status of the Company's shares
for the purposes of capital gains tax and inheritance tax. The Company's
advisers, Grant Thornton, have opined that the tax position of Shareholders
should be as follows:

Taper relief: The Company should be regarded as a qualifying company for
business asset taper relief applicable for capital gains tax purposes.

Business property relief: Although the Company's shares are listed on
AIM, business property relief from inheritance tax is not available where
the business of the company consists of dealing in securities, stocks or
shares; this is Starvest's business.

Shareholders should always seek their own professional advice on personal
taxation matters.

The Company now holds trade investments in the following companies:

Addworth plc Active capital investment company


www.addworth.co.uk


African Platinum plc Platinum group metals in Southern Africa


www.afplats.com


Agricola Resources plc Platinum and uranium exploration


www.agricolaresources.com


Belmore Resources (Holdings) plc Zinc exploration in Ireland


www.belmoreresources.com


Beowulf Mining plc Gold and copper exploration in Sweden


www.beowulfmining.com


Black Rock Oil & Gas plc Oil and gas in Southern England,Columbia
and Australia


www.blackrockpertroleum.com.au


Brazilian Diamonds Limited Diamond exploration in Brazil


www.braziliandiamonds.com


Carpathian Resources Limited Oil and gas in the Czech and Slovak
Republics


www.carpathian.com.au


Concorde Oil & Gas plc Operational oil & gas projects in the
Russian Federation

The Core Business plc Personal care and beauty products

Franchise Investment Strategies plc Franchise consultancy and
investment


www.fisplc.com


Franconia Minerals Corporation North American minerals


www.franconiaminerals.com


Fundy Minerals Limited Gold and base metal exploration in
Canada and West Africa


www.fundyminerals.com


Gippsland Limited Tantalum exploration in Egypt


www.gippslandltd.com.au


Greatland Gold Limited Gold exploration in Western
Australia and Tasmania

Hidefield Gold plc Gold exploration in North and South
America


www.hidefield.co.uk


India Star Energy plc Oil & gas investments

Matisse Holdings plc Cash shell

Myhome International plc Domestic cleaning services


www.myhomeplc.com


Red Rock Resources plc Iron ore and manganese exploration in
Australia;
uranium exploration in Malawi.


www.rrrplc.com


Regency Mines plc Copper & nickel exploration in Australia


www.regency-mines.com


Sheba Exploration (UK) plc Gold exploration in Ethiopia


www.shebagold.com


St Helen's Capital plc Corporate finance advisor


www.sthelenscapital.co.uk


Sunrise Diamonds plc Diamond exploration in Finland


www.sunrisediamonds.com


Shareholders who wish to receive electronic copies of announcements are invited
to register their email address on the home page of the Company website:

www.starvest.co.uk
.

Your Board plans to announce the full year results to 31 July 2006 during late
August and to hold the Company's Annual General Meeting during October 2006.


R Bruce Rowan 2 May 2006
Chairman & Chief Executive


Enquiries to:

Bruce Rowan, telephone 020 7486 3997 or to
Tony Scutt, telephone 01483 475909 or to
tony@starvest.co.uk


END




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

Looking in good shape, the very least we've come to expect from Bruce?? great times ahead I hope, looking forward to cde aim listing etc etc.