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               24 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       1,016,095     1.05%        574,787     0.59%
securities
(2) Derivatives      931,006     0.96%        356,060     0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              1,947,101     2.00%        930,847     0.96%


(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      8,052                4.8751
Purchase      6,418                4.6428
Purchase      3,106                4.5933
Purchase      2,700                4.7722
Purchase      1,311                4.9905
Sale          18,180               4.7155
Sale          9,048                4.7805
Sale          7,176                4.6554
Sale          4,500                4.7337
Sale          4,193                4.7730

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1457          4.6382
CFD            Long          625           4.6383
CFD            Long          7176          4.6554
CFD            Long          18180         4.7154
CFD            Long          4500          4.7337
CFD            Long          4193          4.773
CFD            Long          1975          4.7795
CFD            Long          6966          4.8229
CFD            Long          2217          4.8279
CFD            Short         3106          4.5932
CFD            Short         6418          4.6428
CFD            Short         2700          4.7722
CFD            Short         544           4.8027
CFD            Short         234           4.8028
CFD            Short         7274          4.8828
CFD            Short         1311          4.9905

(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                         25 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