Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

            Merrill Lynch World Mining Trust plc

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

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) : Initial notification as per regulatory requirement (X)

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

            Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

            Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

            23 February 2007

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

            7 June 2007

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

            Above 3% (L&G)

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):  GBP Ord 0.05

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
     Number of Shares:  5,092,538 (Under S-198 on 06/09/02)
     Number of Voting rights(viii):  3.12%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
     Number of shares:
          Direct:  5,903,505
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x):  5,903,505
          Indirect (xi):

% of voting rights:
     Direct:  3.50%
     Indirect: 

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii): 

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv): 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

Total (A + B):

Number of voting rights:  5,903,505

% of voting rights:  3.50%


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

            Legal & General Group Plc (Direct & Indirect) (Group)

            Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
            (LGIMH) (Director and Indirect)

            Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

            Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,903,505 - 3.50% = LGAS,
            LGPL & PMC)

            Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct)
            (LGIMHD) (5,069,812 - 3.01% = PMC)

            Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

            Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
            (5,069,812 - 3.01% = PMC)

            Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

            Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

            N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            N/A

(13). Additional information:

            Notification using the total voting rights figure of 168,298,906
            (as at 23 February 2007).
            First notification under DTR sourcebook

(14). Contact name:

            Ms C Driscoll
            For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
            Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

            020 7743 2427


7 June 2007