OREANDA-NEWS. Eurasia Drilling Company Limited ("EDC" or the "Company" - LSE: EDCL) has been notified that The Earl of Clanwilliam, Chairman, sold 2,000 GDRs of the Company at an average price of USD 38.32 per GDR during the period of January 28-31, 2013. After this transaction, The Earl of Clanwilliam’s total holdings in the Company amount to 3,472 GDRs (equivalent to 3,472 common shares), representing around 0.002% of the Issued and Outstanding Shares of the Company.

EDC is the largest provider of onshore drilling services in Russia, as measured by the number of meters drilled, providing onshore integrated well construction services and workover services. In addition, the Company provides offshore drilling services in the Caspian Sea. The Company offers its onshore integrated well construction services and workover services to local and international oil and gas companies primarily in Russia and its offshore drilling services to Russian and international oil and gas companies in the Russian, Kazakh and Turkmen sectors of the Caspian Sea. The Company is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol “EDCL”.