Change of Adviser and Directorate Changes

RNS Number : 3253Y

Hambledon Mining PLC

20 February 2013

Hambledon Mining Plc

("Hambledon" or the "Company")

Change of Adviser and Directorate Changes

Change of Adviser

Hambledon Mining plc, the Kazakhstan gold mining and development company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Strand Hanson Limited as the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker with immediate effect.

Directorate Changes

Aidar Assaubeyev, Chief Executive Officer, has today been formally appointed as a Director of the Company.

The Company's board of directors (the "Board") is further being strengthened by the appointment, also with immediate effect, of William Trew as an independent Non-Executive Director.

Bill Trew has over 32 years' experience in the engineering and mining industry and is a registered professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa. He has served as a director of a number of mining companies, both public and private, and he brings a wealth of experience to the Board. He holds a B.Eng. (Mech.) Hon. from the University of Wales Institute Science and Technology, and an M.Eng. from Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.

The Company also announces the resignation of Tim Daffern, effective today, and would like to thank him for his services as a director of the Company.

The Company is in the process of appointing additional Directors to further enhance the Board, and expects to make announcements in this regard in the near future.

Aidar Assaubayev, Chief Executive of Hambledon, commented:

"We are delighted to have appointed Strand Hanson as Nomad and Broker to Hambledon at this exciting time in our company's development. We also look forward to Tim's continuing involvement with the Company, and thank him for his efforts as a director of the Company."

The following information is provided pursuant to paragraph (g) Schedule Two of the AIM rules:

Aidar Assaubayev (aged 34):

Current Directorships	Past Directorships (last 5 years)
A Global Mining Corporation	KazakhGold Group Ltd (and its successor enterprise Polyus Gold International Limited)
A Global LLP	JSC MMC Kazakhaltyn
Amrita Investments Limited	AltynGroup Kazakhstan LLP
Sarsgrove Investments Limited

William Trew (aged 55)

Current Directorships	Past Directorships (last 5 years)
Gold Mines of Uganda	Marakand Minerals
Birkenhead Holdings and Birkenhead Brewery (Pty) Limited	Norox Mining Company Limited
Maed Limited	Oxus Resources Corporation
SRE Corporation	Polyus Gold International Limited
Bonnybrae Properties (Pty) Limited	Oxus Gold Plc