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Company Statement

Leyshon Resources Limited (AIM & ASX:LRL) is fully engaged in China with its main operating office in Beijing and was on the ground in 2003 when China opened its gold sector to foreign investment.

It successfully developed the Zheng Guang gold project into one of the province of Heilongjiang's largest gold mines yet discovered. The joint venture established a 135 km² strategic ground position and delineated a JORC compliant Measured and Indicated resource of 740,000 ounces gold, 2.7 million ounces silver and 71,000 tonnes zinc.

Following a competitive tender the Company and its partner sold the project for US$78 million in December 2009 to a private Chinese group.

The Company is now focussed on acquiring and developing projects located in those countries and commodities which are of interest to Chinese groups for either offtake, partnership or sale.

Current Operations

The Company is actively working on a number of investment opportunities which have the potential to fit the criteria set out in its investing policy.  The Company will continue to be located in Beijing and will draw on its six years' experience in China to identify projects located in those countries and commodities which are of interest to Chinese groups.

Board of Directors and Key Management

John WS Fletcher CBE

Non-Executive Chairman, Member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Mr Fletcher served as an Executive and main Board Director of the Trafalgar Group ("Trafalgar") for more than 20 years, which at the time was one of the UK’s largest industrial groups. Following the acquisition of Trafalgar by Kvaerner ASA ("Kvaerner"), he became Chairman and President of Kvaerner’s engineering and construction worldwide operations.

Mr Fletcher was appointed Chairman of Leyshon Resources on 7 April 2006.

Paul C Atherley

Managing Director Qualifications - BSc (Hons), MappSC, MBA, MAusIMM, ARSM

Mr Atherley graduated in mining engineering from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College in 1982 and has over 25 years industry operating experience including periods with British Coal in the UK and Mount Isa Mines Ltd in Australia. He was an Executive Director of the Investment Bank arm of HSBC Australia where he undertook a range of advisory roles in the resources sector. He recently retired from the position of Managing Director of an ASX listed and AIM listed mining company, a position he held since the company’s flotation in 1994. During this period he completed a number of acquisitions and financings of resource projects in Australia, South-East Asia, Africa and Western Europe.

Mr Atherley was appointed a Director of Leyshon Resources on 4 May 2004.

Richard Seville

Non-Executive Director - BSC (Hon) M.Eng.Sc, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Remuneration Committee

Mr Seville is a mining geologist with 25 years exploration and mine development experience gained in gold, base metals and coal projects in Australia and Africa.

Mr Seville was appointed a Director of Leyshon Resources on 1 February 2007.

Andrew Berry III

Non-Executive Director - BSC, MBA

Mr Berry has over 35 years experience in financing projects mainly with Chase Manhattan Bank in the far east and Australia. During this period Mr Berry played an integral role in the completion of over US$25 billion in transactions for power generation, mining and petroleum companies in Australia and throughout the international arena.

Mr Berry is a graduate from the University of Arizona in the United States where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree. After graduation in 1963, Mr. Berry worked in Washington D.C. for the Agency for International Development until 1968 when he joined the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York.

Mr Berry was appointed a Director of Leyshon Resources on 10 October 2008.

Company Address 36 Outram Street Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6005 Telephone: +61 89321 0077 Facsimile: +61 89322 4073 Email: admin[at]leyshonresources.com Website: http://www.leyshonresources.com

Additional Address/Key Contact Main Operating Office Room 1708, Building 17, Jianwai SOHO No. 39 East 3rd-Ring Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100022 China Tel: +86 10 5869 5430    Fax: +86 10 5869 5435

Capital Capital Structure as at 31 December 2009 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares - 218,255,692 Options on Issue: - 70 cent options expiring 30 November 2010 4,000,000 - 70 cent options expiring 30 June 2011 750,000 TOTAL - 223,005,692

Annual General Meeting November

Year End 30 June

Nominated Brokers Seymour Pierce Limited 20 Old Bailey London EC4M 7EN Mirabaud Securities Limited 21 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JP

Nominated Advisors Seymour Pierce Limited 20 Old Bailey London EC4M 7ENv

Major Shareholders

COMPUTERSHARE CLEARING PTY LTD	55.60%
NORTH ASIA METALS LTD	13.30%
NEWMONT NGL HOLDINGS PTY LTD	3.58%
STANDARD BANK PLC	2.29%
NEWMONT YANDAL OPERATIONS LIMITED	2.14%
MR IAN PETER MIDDLEMAS	1.60%
CLEVELAND INVESTMENT GLOBAL LIMITED	1.01%

Related News

25/01/10 - Leyshon Resources Has A Swag Of Cash And Its First Joint Venture With A Chinese Partner In Iron Ore
02/04/09 - Leyshon Resources Adheres To The Latin Maxim ‘Festina Lente’ In China
08/07/08 - Mountain High, Emperor Far Away: The Many Faces Of Chinese Mining
01/07/08 - Construction Is Imminent At Leyshon's Zheng Guang Project, And A Hong Kong Listing's Not Far Off Either

Most Recent Statement

03/03/10 - $28 Million Profit on Zheng Guang Project Sale
02/03/10 - Half Year Report - 31 December 2009
21/01/10 - Quarterly Cashflow Report
21/01/10 - Quarterly Activities Report
05/01/10 - Commencement of Share Buy-back
02/12/09 - Zheng Guang Sale Completes and All Funds Received