Notification of major interest in shares

FOR:  RAMBLER METALS & MINING PLC

AIM SYMBOL:  RMM
TSX VENTURE SYMBOL:  RAB

May 9, 2011

Rambler Metals & Mining Plc: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

LONDON, ENGLAND and BAIE VERTE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR--(Marketwire - May 9, 2011) - Rambler Metals and
Mining Plc (TSX VENTURE:RAB)(AIM:RMM) -

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     Rambler Metals & Mining Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       Yes
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject        Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
to the notification obligation:      Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers)
                                               Limited (UTM)
                                     Legal & General Investment Management
                                                Limited (LGIM)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):                                n/a
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5. Date of the transaction and date
on which the threshold is crossed or reached:      05 May 2011
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                  06 May 2011
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed              Group (Above 5%)
or reached:                                       LGIM (Above 5%)
                                                  UTM (Above 5%)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares           Situation previous     Resulting situation
if possible using the           to the triggering    after the triggering
 ISIN CODE                         transaction           transaction
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                 Number  Number  Number     Number            % of
                     of      of      of         of          voting
                 Shares  Voting  shares     voting          rights
                         Rights             rights
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                                         Direct  Indirect  Direct  Indirect
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ORD GBP0.01   Below 5% LGIM
               (As at First
               notification
                  under DTR
                Source Book) 10,500,000  Below 3% 10,500,000  0.00%   8.51%
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               Below 5% UTM
               (As on First
               Notification
                  under DTR
                Source Book)
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of          Expiration   Exercise/        Number of    % of voting
 Financial             date  Conversion    voting rights         rights
 instrument                      Period      that may be
                                             acquired if
                                          the instrument
                                           is exercised/
                                              converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial  Exercise  Expiration   Exercise/  Number of        % of
instrument            price        date  Conversion     voting      voting
                                             period     rights      rights
                                                    instrument
                                                        refers
                                                            to
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                                                             Nominal  Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights
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   10,500,000
      LGIM                                                 8.51%
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    10,500,000
       UTM                                                 8.51%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(10,500,000 - 8.51% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect) (10,500,000 - 8.51% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
(10,500,000 - 8.51% = Total Position)

Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (10,500,000 - 8.51% = UTM)

           Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)

Legal & General Investment Management   Legal & General Insurance Holdings
 (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)   Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance               Legal & General Assurance
(Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)    Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)

                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                        (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:        N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:    N/A
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13. Additional information:             Notification using the total voting
                                         rights figure of  123,292,778
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14. Contact name:                       Paul Toon (LGIM)
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15. Contact telephone number:           020 3124 3854
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Paul Toon (LGIM)
020 3124 3854

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Rambler Metals & Mining Plc