Director Shareholding

Hambledon Mining PLC
18 May 2007


                              Hambledon Mining plc

                         ('Hambledon' or the 'Company')

                             Director Shareholding

On 29 March 2007, the board of Hambledon resolved to extend the exercise period
for options to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company held by Randall
Pyper, a director of the Company, as follows:

Number of          Original Expiry Date             New Expiry Date
options held

1,200,000          1 April 2007                     30 September 2007

All other terms of the options held by Mr Pyper remain unchanged.





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