Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0113H
  Hambledon Mining PLC
  30 October 2008
   
    Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

                                                       Hambledon Mining PLC
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are
 attached:

 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
                                                                             No
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached 
                                                                             No
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                             No
 Other (please specify
                                 Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
 3. Full name of person(s)
 subject to notification
 obligation:
                                 Registered Holder
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3):
                                 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd.
                                 2,739,889*


                                 Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd.
                                 9,115,088*


                                 CUIM Nominee Ltd.
                                 1,669,855
                                 * denotes direct interest
                                 23 October 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):
                                 27 October 2008
 6. Date on which issuer
 notified:
                                 3% to < 3% Change at Direct Interest level
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are
 crossed or reached:



 8: Notified Details     
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares            Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN code       transaction




 Ordinary shares
 GB00B015PT76

                                 Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting rights    Percentage of
voting
                                                       rights                                                             rights


                                                       16,149,821
                                 16,149,821                                  13,524,821

                                                                                               Direct      Indirect       Direct       
Indirect
                                                                                               13,524,821  None           2.88&        
None



 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
 13,524,821               2.88%



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors global
 Services Limited, with the following chain controlled undertakings: -


 Aviva investor Services Limited
 * Aviva plc (Parent Company)
 * Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
 * Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Holdings
 Limited)
 * Aviva Investors Global Services Limited ( wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva
 Investors Holdings Limited)





 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                       See Section 4

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
 rights:


 13. Additional information:  Figures are based on a total number of voting
                              rights of 469,189,233
 14 Contact name:             Charles Zorab

 15. Contact telephone name:  020 7233 1462



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