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:

Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme

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

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

24 October 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 October 2008

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

Holding has gone below 3%

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

14,081,969

Number of voting rights

14,081,969

Number of shares

13,869,969

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

13,869,969

Indirect

Direct

2.95%

Indirect

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

13,869,969

2.95%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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 name:

020 7233 1462