Holding(s) in Company

Hambledon Mining PLC
14 February 2007

                      Hambledon Mining Plc ('the Company')

                               Holding in Company

The Company announces that it received notification yesterday that as at 31
January 2007 AXA S.A. and its Group Companies are deemed to have an interest in
a total of 32,302,542 shares of one pence each in the Company ('Ordinary
Shares'), as follows:

Interest         Number of Ordinary Shares held    Percentage of Issued Capital

Non-beneficial                       18,970,962                           4.48%
Beneficial                           13,331,580                           3.15%
Total                                32,302,542                           7.63%




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