Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0037I
  Hambledon Mining PLC
  12 November 2008
   

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

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 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

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached 

 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 Other (please specify):______________

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification  BlackRock, Inc.
 obligation:

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
 3):
                                                    10th November 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                    11th November 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                    Holding has gone below 13%
 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
                            Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting        Percentage of voting
                                                  rights                                  rights                  rights

                                                                                          Direct  Indirect        Direct       Indirect
 GB00B015PT76               65,279,950            65,279,950            N/A               N/A     58,679,950      N/A          12.50%




 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
 58,679,950               12.50%



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 58,679,950 (12.50%)


 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         
                                                                   
 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:

 14 Contact name:               Charles Zorab

 15. Contact telephone number:  020 7233 1462



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