About The Company

ASX Listing

Global Mining Investments Ltd (the Company) was listed on the ASX on 8 April 2004.

Market Capitalisation

As at 31 January 2010 the Company had a market capitalisation of $220 million.

Objectives

The aims of the company are to provide shareholders with:

• exposure to a diverse portfolio of natural resource companies across global equity markets; and
• access to the skills and experience of BlackRock Investment Management Limited, based in the UK.

In managing the portfolio of the Company, the Investment Manager aims to:

• exceed the return of the HSBC Global Mining Capital Index in A$
• maximise capital growth through investing globally in natural resource companies.

HSBC Global Mining Index

The HSBC Global Mining Index is the key benchmark for investing in resources at a Global level. The index is a comprehensive benchmark for larger global mining entities. To be eligible for inclusion companies must meet the following criteria:

• Have a market capitalization in excess of $US 50 million
• Be listed in of the following: Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Finland; France; Germany; Ghana; Greece; India; Indonesia; Italy; Japan; Korea; Mexico; Morocco; Peru; Poland; Russia; South Africa; Sweden; Switzerland; UK; and the USA.
• The following types of security are excluded; cross-holding, illquid securities, dual-listings depository receipts, unit trusts and certain holding companies. Investment companies, companies with "offshore" registered addresses and companies with open ended share capital structure.
• With regard to liquidity, a stock must have a turnover ratio of 5% or more. The turnover ratio for each stock is calculated as the median daily volume over thirteen weeks divided by the current issued share capital, which is expressed as an annual statistic.
• Have 10% or more of the company's shares available to the public.