Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) :

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Old Mutual Plc

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

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

25 February 2015

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

26 February 2015 (notification received late on 2 March 2015)

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

5%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB0005774855

Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi):
Number of Shares:
Number of Voting rights (viii):

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii):
Number of shares:
DIRECT:
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x):
Indirect (xi): 10,746,096

% of voting rights:
Direct:
Indirect: 6.06%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments
(xv), (xvi):

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument: N/A

Exercise Price:

Expiration date (xvii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii):

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix) (xx):

Nominal:
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights: 10,746,096

% of voting rights: 6.06%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

N/A

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A

(13). Additional information:

(14). Contact name:

Caroline Driscoll

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 2427

3 March 2015