Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0113H

Hambledon Mining PLC

30 October 2008

 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Hambledon Mining PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Registered Holder BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd. 2,739,889* Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd. 9,115,088* CUIM Nominee Ltd. 1,669,855 * denotes direct interest
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	23 October 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	27 October 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3% to < 3% Change at Direct Interest level

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code Ordinary shares GB00B015PT76	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares 16,149,821	Number of voting rights 16,149,821	Number of shares 13,524,821	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct 13,524,821	Indirect None	Direct 2.88&	Indirect None

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
13,524,821	2.88%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors global Services Limited, with the following chain controlled undertakings: - Aviva investor Services Limited Aviva plc (Parent Company) Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Holdings Limited) Aviva Investors Global Services Limited ( wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 469,189,233
14 Contact name:	Charles Zorab
15. Contact telephone name:	020 7233 1462

 

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