Holding(s) in Company

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:

Hambledon Mining PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

No

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

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Registered Holder

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

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

23 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 October 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3% to < 3% Change at Direct Interest level

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Ordinary shares

GB00B015PT76

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

16,149,821

Number of voting rights

16,149,821

Number of shares

13,524,821

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

13,524,821

Indirect

None

Direct

2.88&

Indirect

None

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

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