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               31 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         981,289     1.01%        577,543     0.59%
securities
(2) Derivatives      955,824     0.98%        288,471     0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              1,937,113     1.99%        866,014     0.89%


(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      8,698                4.7048
Purchase      5,870                4.6448
Purchase      3,325                4.6262
Purchase      1,809                4.6300
Purchase      1,407                4.6528
Purchase      200                  4.7133
Sale          7,682                4.7030
Sale          6,057                4.6435
Sale          5,870                4.6023
Sale          2,200                4.6000
Sale          2,137                4.6513
Sale          1,500                4.6900
Sale          400                  4.5592

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          400           4.5592
CFD            Long          2200          4.6
CFD            Long          5870          4.6022
CFD            Long          2262          4.6412
CFD            Long          6057          4.6435
CFD            Long          3439          4.6445
CFD            Long          1500          4.69
CFD            Long          3540          4.6984
CFD            Long          7682          4.703
CFD            Long          1060          4.7225
CFD            Short         3325          4.6261
CFD            Short         5870          4.6448
CFD            Short         1407          4.6527
CFD            Short         8698          4.7048
CFD            Short         200           4.7133

(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                         01 April 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