Hochschild Regulatory News (HOC)

Hochschild Mining plc ("the Company")

Annual Information Update

The Company announces its Annual Information Update in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.

The following information has been published or made available to the public over the previous 12 months in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.

For the purpose of this update the information is only referred to and full copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.

1. Announcements made via the Regulatory News Service ("RNS") a Regulatory

Information Service ("RIS").

The announcements listed below were published by the Company via RNS on the dates indicated.

Copies of the documents published via RNS may be obtained from the RIS service provided by the London Stock Exchange (www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/marketnews/) and any related documents are available at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, Financial Services Authority ("FSA"), 25 the North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS. Copies can also be located on the Company's website at www.hochschildmining.com

 2. Documents filed at Companies House

The Company has submitted the following documents at Companies House:

Copies of these documents can be found on the Companies House website at www.companies-house.gov.uk or through Companies House Direct at www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk. Alternatively copies can be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff CF14 3UZ.

3. Documents sent to shareholders and submitted to the FSA

The documents specified below were sent to shareholders and submitted to the FSA on the dates indicated:

Documents sent to the FSA can be viewed at the Document Viewing Facility situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

The shareholder reports and notices of shareholder meetings are also available on the Company's website.

The Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2009 can be found on the Company's website.

Copies of all documents sent to the FSA are also available for inspection at the Company's Registered Office located at 46 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4JL during normal business hours.

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This annual information update is required by and is being made pursuant to Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the United Kingdom (Prospectus Rule 5.2) and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any other person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of, the information which it contains. This information is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this annual information update and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future. Furthermore, such information may have been prepared in accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and may not comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any other jurisdiction. This annual information update does not constitute an offer of any securities addressed to any person and should not be relied upon by any person.

For further information, please contact:

Raj Bhasin

Company Secretary, Hochschild Mining plc

Tel: 020 7907 2930