Holding(s) in Company

Aurum Mining PLC
20 July 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
    which voting rights are attached
    AURUM MINING PLC

2.  Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                       Yes

    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may     No
    result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which
    voting rights are attached

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                  No

    Other (specify):   Change in number of voting rights              No

3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
    F&C Asset Management plc

4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
    See box 9 below

5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
    or reached if different):
    18/07/07

6.  Date on which issuer notified:
    19/07/07

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    11%

8.  Notified details:

A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the GB00B00T3528
ISIN code)

Situation previous to      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   the triggering
     transaction
Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting       % of voting rights
Shares       Voting       shares       rights
             Rights
                          Direct       Direct    Indirect     Direct    Indirect
5,280,372    5,280,372    5,205,372              5,205,372              10.84%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of       Expiration   Exercise/             Number of voting    % of voting
financial     date         Conversion Period/    rights that may     rights
instrument                 Date                  be acquired if
                                                 the instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              % of voting rights
5,205,372                            10.84%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
    the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
    F&C Asset Management plc:

    +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
    |Client           |No. of voting    |% of total voting|Registered name  |
    |                 |rights           |rights           |                 |
    +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
    |FPLP With Profit,|4,844,372        |10.09            |Citifriends      |
    |With Profit      |                 |                 |Nominees Limited |
    |Business Fund    |                 |                 |                 |
    +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
    |Other holdings are below 3%        |                 |                 |
    +-----------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+


Proxy Voting:
10.  Name of the proxy holder:        F&C Asset Management plc

11.  Number of voting rights proxy    n/a
     holder will cease to hold:

12.  Date on which proxy holder       n/a
     will cease to hold voting
     rights:

13.  Additional information:

14:  Contact name:                    Mike Bassi, F&C Asset Management plc

15.  Contact telephone number:        0131 718 1093







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