Holding(s) in Company

Hambledon Mining PLC

10 December 2010

Hambledon Mining Plc ("Hambledon" or the "Company" )

Hambledon was informed on 09 December 2010 by Blackrock Inc. that, following a sale of shares on 07 December 2010, the Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme now owns a total 19,244,000 ordinary shares representing 3.73% of the total outstanding share capital of the Company.

ENQUIRIES:

HAMBLEDON MINING:

Telephone +44 (0)207 233 1462

Charles Zorab

FAIRFAX I.S. PLC:

Telephone +44 (0)207 598 5368

Ewan Leggat/Katy Birkin