Rule 8.3 - PETER HAMBRO MINING

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              PETER HAMBRO MINING

Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing               12 March 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         948,601     0.98%        477,177     0.49%
securities
(2) Derivatives      735,418     0.76%        309,313     0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              1,684,019     1.73%        786,490     0.81%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      42,587               4.6768
Purchase      24,610               4.6948
Purchase      11,790               4.6920
Purchase      8,149                4.6735
Purchase      3,110                4.6916
Purchase      59                   4.6300
Purchase      47                   4.5381
Sale          30,081               4.6909
Sale          24,108               4.6466
Sale          8,791                4.6956
Sale          4,067                4.6854
Sale          2,929                4.5932
Sale          1,651                4.6611
Sale          47                   4.6894

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Purchase/Sale    Number of Securities      Price per unit (GBP)
10/03/2009     Sale             131,246                   5.0162

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2929          4.5932
CFD            Long          3859          4.6061
CFD            Long          2243          4.6443
CFD            Long          24108         4.6465
CFD            Long          4067          4.6854
CFD            Long          47            4.6893
CFD            Long          2512          4.69
CFD            Long          30081         4.6908
CFD            Long          8791          4.6955
CFD            Short         47            4.538
CFD            Short         14663         4.6624
CFD            Short         8149          4.6735
CFD            Short         27924         4.6843
CFD            Short         3110          4.6916
CFD            Short         11790         4.692
CFD            Short         24610         4.6948

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Long/Short        Number of Securities         Price per unit (GBP)
10/03/2009    Long              131,246                      5.0162

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         13 March 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk