Holding(s) in Company

Aurum Mining PLC
26 April 2007

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
    which voting rights are attached
    AURUM MINING 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 (specify):   Change in issued share capital                 (X)

3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
    F&C Asset Management plc

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
    See box 9 below

5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
    reached if different):
    24/04/2007

6.  Date on which issuer notified:
    28/4/2007

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    12%

8.  Notified details:

A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the         GB00B00T3528 (Ordinary shs)
ISIN code)

Situation previous to     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
the triggering
transaction
Number of  Number of      Number of    Number of voting     % of voting rights
Shares     Voting         shares       rights
           Rights
                          Direct       Direct  Indirect     Direct   Indirect
5,643,488  5,643,488      5,643,488            5,643,488             11.76%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of       Expiration   Exercise/          Number of voting  % of voting
financial     date         Conversion Period/ rights that may   rights
instrument                 Date               be acquired if
                                              the instrument is
                                              exercised/
                                              converted
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              % of voting rights
5,643,488                            11.76%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
    the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
    F&C Asset Management plc:

    Client                      No. of voting     % of total       Registered
                                rights            voting rights    name         
    
    FPLP With Profit, With      4,763,488            9.93         Citifriends  
    Profit Business Fund                                          Nominees Ltd 
    
    Other F&C Asset Management    880,000            1.83         n/a         
    plc clients                                                           

    Total                       5,643,488           11.76                    
   
Proxy Voting:
10.  Name of the proxy holder:         F&C Asset Management plc

11.  Number of voting rights proxy     n/a
     holder will cease to hold:

12.  Date on which proxy holder        n/a
     will cease to hold voting
     rights:

13.  Additional information:           -

14:  Contact name:                     Peter Fraser, F&C Asset Management plc

15.  Contact telephone number:         0131 718 1051




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