ORM.L Regulatory News (ORM)

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

BlackRock, Inc.

Company dealt in

Ormonde Mining PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

EUR 0.025 ordinary shares

Date of dealing

9th August 2013

 €0.05 ordinary shares

Long

Short

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities

9,618,929

2.41

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

TOTAL

9,618,929

2.41

Class of relevant security:

Long

Short

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

TOTAL

Purchase/sale

Number of relevant securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction (Note 6)

Number of relevant securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

Product name, e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

Product name,

e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

12 August 2013

Duncan Murray

+44 20 7743 3334

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)