Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Hambledon Mining PLC

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

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Â	  Hambledon Mining Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					Â	X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached					Â	Â
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments					Â	Â
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights					Â	Â
Other (please specify):					Â	Â
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Â	Matterhorn Investment Management (Asia) Limited (as non-beneficial discretionary investment manager); and Somercourt Investments Limited (as underlying beneficial owner)
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	Â	    Somercourt Investments Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	Â	20th December 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	Â	21st December 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Â	Falling below 3%
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares   if possible using the ISIN CODE

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Situation previous to the triggering transaction

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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

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Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

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Number of voting rights

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% of voting rights x

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Direct

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Direct xi

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Indirect xii

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Indirect

Ordinary shares ISIN: GB00B015PT76

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    31,950,000

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    31,950,000

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    Nil

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Â	Expiration date xiii	Â	Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv	Â	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	Â	% of voting rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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Exercise price

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Expiration date xvii

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Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

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Number of voting rights instrument refers to

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% of voting rights xix, xx

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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Â	Percentage of voting rights
Nil	Â	0%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Matterhorn Investment Management (Asia) Limited holds these shares as non-beneficial discretionary investment manager. Somercourt Investments Limited is the underlying beneficial owner.

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Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	Â	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	Â	  N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	Â	  N/A
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13. Additional information:	Â	N/A
14. Contact name:	Â	Ewan Christian
15. Contact telephone number:	Â	[phone]