Anglesey Mining Regulatory News (AYM)

26 Oct 2011 12:31

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying ANGLESEY MINING PLC issuer of existing shares to which vot ing rights are attached: ii

2 Reason for the notificati on (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which

voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic X effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s ) subject Passport Materials Master Fund, LP to the notification obligatio n: Blackwell Partners LLC

iii Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway) Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP Passport Plus, LLC Passport Advisors, LP Passport Holdings, LLC John H. Burbank III Passport Capital, LLC

4. Full name of sharehold er(s) Passport Materials Master Fund, LP

Blackwell Partners LLC (if different from 3.):iv Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway) Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP 5. Date of the transaction and date October 24, 2011 on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: October 25, 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 16% or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

to the triggering shares transaction if possible using the Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsISIN CODE of of Voting of shares rights x Rights Shares Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect Direct xii Ordinary 20,889,100 20,889,100 20,889,100 20,889,100 13.19% shares (ISIN GB0000320472) B: Qualifying Financial Instrumen ts Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting

date instrument xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted .

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial date xvii rights xix, price Conversioninstrument period instrument refers to xx xviii Nominal Delta Swap NA May 5, 2013 NA 4,965,900 3.13%Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 25,855,000 16.32%

9. Chain of controlle d undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

John H. Burbank III is the managing member of Passport Capital, LLC.

Passport Capital, LLC is the managing member of Passport Plus, LLC and Passport Holdings, LLC and is the

Investment Manager to the Funds listed below.

Passport Plus, LLC is the general partner of Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP. Passport Holdings LLC is the general partner of Passport Advisors LP.

Passport Advisors, LP is the general partner of Passport Materials Master Fund, LP. The following Funds currently have the following positions with respect to the issuer:

Blackwell Partners LLC (479,800 common shares /0.30%)

Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway) (3,470,000 common shares/2.19%)

Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. (16,939,300 common shares/ 10.69%) Passport Materials Master Fund, LP (4,965,900 swaps/3.13%)

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/Acease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to ho N/Ald voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Joanne Cormican 15. Contact telephone number: 415-321-4600