Holding(s) in Company

Financial Services Authority

TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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

MAGHREB MINERALS 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):______________

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

Barclays PLC

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 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 July 2008

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

5.0%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B046T172 NIL NIL 4,621,126 NIL 4,621,126 NIL 5.08%

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

4,621,126

5.08%

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

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:

15. Contact telephone name:

Maghreb Minerals Plc

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7556 0940

Gordon Riddler, Chairman

Hanson Westhouse Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100

Tim Metcalfe / Anita Ghanekar

Lothbury Financial

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7011 9411

Michael Padley / Michael Spriggs